Marcus Rashford ‘believes he is playing alright and will be at the club longer than Ten Hag’, ex-Man Utd star blasts
MANCHESTER UNITED hero Paul Parker has urged Marcus Rashford to “look in the mirror” and admit his performances have been below par this season.
Rashford has struggled to replicate last term’s stunning campaign that saw him amass a staggering total of 30 goals and 11 assists in 56 appearances.
Now the forward counts only two goals and four assists in 18 games so far this season, which saw him getting sent off at Copenhagen and subbed off at Newcastle after a night to forget.
Parker believes the England international has yet to admit his performances are simply not up to par at a time when the team needs to rally around under-fire manager Erik ten Hag.
In fact, the former defender feels like Rashford is playing like he knows he will be at United longer than Ten Hag, following reports suggesting the Dutch tactician has lost the dressing room.
Parker told mybettingsites.co.uk: “It’s quite easy to go back to basics. What you do is to embrace the people around you, which are your so-called teammates.
“But what you have to do is to look in the mirror and believe that you are having a bad time, and I think Rashford believes he is playing alright. He believes he is doing enough.
“He came off the pitch against Newcastle. He should be disappointed, shake his hands with his manager, who should tell him that he supports him in a bad time.
“But I don’t think Rashford believes that he is having a bad time. I think he really thinks that he doesn’t deserve to be subbed off.
“A lot of players don’t realise that it’s a team game. Marcus Rashford can only find his form if he actually looks in the mirror and realises that he is having a bad time.
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“He believes that he will be at Man United longer than Erik ten Hag. The manager is the players´ commodity.
“The players have played under a lot of managers, but now they should really decide to stick with him.
“The only way it can be done is that the players shut up or they get out. They have to give Erik ten Hag a chance instead of moaning. They are not going to win the battle against Erik ten Hag.”