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Manchester United have been poor as soon as once more however got here up trumps towards Nottingham Forest within the FA Cup due to a last-minute headed aim from Casemiro.
Erik ten Hag was underneath stress earlier than the sport and an exit in Spherical 5 would have been a tough capsule to swallow however his workforce made it although ultimately to set-up a mouthwatering quarterfinal conflict towards Liverpool.
Accidents as soon as once more performed a significant half within the reshuffle on the again with Harry Maguire lacking out which meant Sofyan Amrabat got here in as left again whereas Victor Lindelof moved over to the center of the defence.
Not one of the gamers have been notably good on the evening however Marcus Rashford was by far the worst out on the pitch and the Mancunian simply doesn’t appear .
Rashy’s physique language suggests defeat
He failed to carry play up, was at all times second within the duels and stored giving up each time the opposition knocked the ball previous him. There was merely no utility from the academy graduate and he’s beginning to resemble the participant Ralf Rangnick inherited a number of seasons in the past.
The 26-year-old had 31 touches of the soccer, managing to discover a teammate solely 15 instances out of 21 makes an attempt to finish the sport with a poor passing accuracy charge of 71 %.
He had two photographs, each have been off course whereas he did not dribble previous the opposition even as soon as. He additionally had 0 key passes and 0 crosses.
He gained solely two out of 5 duels and misplaced the ball 11 instances in 90 minutes. He additionally had 0 interceptions, 0 blocked photographs and 0 clearances.
Sir Jim has big name to make
The Englishman was awarded the bottom rating amongst all United gamers of 6.7 by Sofascore. Rashford is clearly struggling to fill the void left by Rasmus Hojlund.
Ten Hag will probably be praying the Dane could make a fast restoration or else the upcoming ties towards Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool appear to be virtually unimaginable duties and not using a recognised goalscorer.
Rashford want solely take a look at his skipper Bruno Fernandes for inspiration with the Portuguese persevering with to present it his all regardless of nothing going his method.
Rashford’s head drops on the first signal of efficient opposition and based mostly on his present mindset, Sir Jim Ratcliffe is correct to be open to an exit in the summertime.
