Ten Hag assured Rashford on his approach again to finest after way of life change
Ten Hag assured Rashford on his approach again to finest after way of life change


Erik ten Hag believes that Marcus Rashford is returning to his finest kind after taking management of his “way of life”.

Rashford struggled for kind final season, netting simply seven targets within the Premier League as Manchester United limped to an eighth-place end – their worst outcome within the competitors’s historical past.

He was additionally dropped for United’s FA Cup fourth-round tie in opposition to Newport County in January as a disciplinary measure after going to Belfast with out permission.

That adopted a stellar marketing campaign in Ten Hag’s first season in cost, through which he scored 30 targets in all competitions in 2022-23.

Nevertheless, Ten Hag believes that Rashford has made mandatory modifications, and expects extra constructive outcomes to return from it.

“I believe he’s on the best way again,” stated Ten Hag.

“He all the time knew, and each participant is aware of, when your way of life just isn’t proper, you’ll be able to’t carry out. You don’t get the suitable ranges if you don’t have a superb and disciplined life away from [United’s training ground] Carrington.

“He wanted some assist, by backing him, as an illustration. However he has to do it himself, on the finish of the day.

“He has to set his life proper, his coaching perspective proper, he has to set his match perspective proper. When he units his professionalism, he’ll carry out as a result of he’s a category participant.”

Rashford made a sluggish begin to the marketing campaign, failing to have a shot in United’s first three Premier League video games, however netted his first objective of the season in opposition to Southampton in a 3-0 win final weekend.

In midweek, he then netted a brace and registered an help because the Purple Devils thrashed Barnsley 7-0 within the EFL Cup third spherical.

“Each participant within the Premier League, on this membership, is aware of you want resilience,” Ten Hag added.

“Not any soccer profession has solely ups, it additionally has downs. You must take care of that. Rashford is skilled, he is aware of this.

“He is aware of when there are setbacks, methods to combat again and set his profession and efficiency. He took management of that, he’s on the best way again. He began the season very effectively, now he has to proceed and progress.

“It’s excellent when your strikers begin to rating early within the season, they want that perception. Now we’ve a few gamers who’ve been scoring, and it’s good for the group.”





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