Erik ten Hag has backed Marcus Rashford to begin racking up the objectives after ending his drought in Manchester United’s 3-0 win over Southampton, borrowing a quote from Cristiano Ronaldo within the course of.
The under-fire Rashford, who has misplaced his place within the England setup, ended a run of 12 video games and not using a purpose as he added United’s second towards the Saints on Saturday with a fierce low strike. It was a much-needed increase for Rashford, who confronted vital criticism for a poor efficiency towards Liverpool earlier than the worldwide break.
Praising the United academy graduate, Ten Hag used Ronaldo’s 14-year-old comparability of objectives to ketchup – the concept that “when it comes out [of the bottle] all of it comes out without delay”.
“As soon as a striker was speaking a couple of ketchup bottle, as soon as it is going, it is coming extra,” Ten Hag stated, notably declining to call Ronaldo. “It is extremely vital for him.
“We do not take note of what the skin world is telling [us], nevertheless it was an excessive amount of negativity to him as a result of he created two nice possibilities [against Liverpool], 100% possibilities in that sport and likewise in different video games. He was taking part in very effectively and deserved a purpose. Then you definitely get your reward.
“He scored an incredible purpose and for his age, the variety of objectives he has is wonderful, and I am certain he’ll rating many extra objectives. To get into the season for each striker it’s so vital to be on the scoresheet so you may construct momentum, construct perception after which extra objectives can come.”
Ten Hag’s call-back to Ronaldo comes only a few days after the boss hit again on the Portugal worldwide’s criticism of his administration fashion.
