Treble-winner says there’s one Utd player who needs to ‘look in the mirror’ and assess his struggles

After enduring a significantly underwhelming 2023/2024 term, Marcus Rashford looks as though he’s on the way to rebuilding his confidence despite Manchester United’s turbulent start to the season.

In his first 10 appearances in all competitions, the forward has tallied four goals and two assists thus far, albeit only one goal has come in the Premier League.

He notched three goal contributions in one match when the Reds hammered Barnsley 7-0 at Old Trafford last month, and while it may have been against League One opposition, it was relieving for fans to see Rashford appearing to enjoy his football again.

So often can he be spotted cutting that notorious frustrated figure on the pitch, so it’s vital that when he’s amongst the goals, it continues for an extended period.  That also means that United have to be at their best, though, and you don’t need us to tell you how far from the case that’s been in recent months.

Rashford has admirers elsewhere in Europe

One report this week claimed that Paris Saint-Germain still maintain their longstanding interest in Rashford, having failed to sanction his arrival in 2022. At the time, they offered him a wage worth £400,000 per week to swap Old Trafford for the Parc des Princes, but he opted to stay with his boyhood club.

Since then, the 26-year-old penned a contract extension to keep him tied to United until 2028. It came after his career-best 30-goal campaign in 2022/2023, with him now ranked among the side’s highest earners on a rumoured £300,000 each week. 

Club legend Jaap Stam was recently pressed on the No.10’s tumultuous situation when speaking with Voetbal Primeur in his native Netherlands. He weighed in: “Rashford needs a club with players who make him play better football.

“When you see him at the moment, you see that people expect a lot from him and his way of playing. But he cannot show that now.

“An important aspect: it also depends on himself. If you look at what he achieved a few years ago and what he is showing, then he has to look in the mirror and ask himself, ‘What can I do differently so that I and the team perform better?’

“He is also not looking for the assist enough.”