‘I’ve identified Rashford since he was 8 – he must kind his head out’
Manchester United legend Nicky Butt has defended Marcus Rashford – however admitted he “needs to sort his head out”.
Rashford, 26, has landed himself in sizzling water once more after reporting sick for United’s coaching session on Friday, simply hours after being noticed partying in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Red Devils initially defended him by stating he had solely gone clubbing on the Wednesday – earlier than video footage and reviews claimed in any other case.
The United ahead was neglected of the squad that travelled to Wales for his or her FA Cup fourth spherical conflict with Newport County on Sunday. A good-lipped Erik ten Hag responded to questions in regards to the Englishman in his post-match interview by saying the matter was an “internal issue” which he would “deal with”.
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It will not be the primary time Rashford has discovered himself on the centre of controversy this season, having attended a nightclub in November following a 3-0 residence defeat within the Manchester Derby. Manager Ten Hag mentioned the episode was “unacceptable” and the participant apologised on the time.
The off-field points have gone hand-in-hand along with his lacklustre performances on the pitch this season, with Rashford scoring a measly 4 objectives in all competitions compared to the 30 he netted final season. But former United academy supervisor Butt has come to his defence by saying Rashford is “unhappy”, earlier than blasting the first-team’s dressing room.
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Butt, who made 387 appearances for the membership, advised Man Utd The Religion: “Rashford is a world class expertise who’s simply not joyful in his life or soccer or no matter it’s. He’s simply not joyful. And I inform my son who’s sixteen when you’re not joyful taking part in soccer, then you definitely’re not going to play nicely.
“That’s the place he’s in. Whatever the dynamic is, I don’t know. I’m very defensive of Marcus as a result of I’ve identified him since he was eight. Maybe I’m not the precise individual to talk about him as a result of I’m very loyal to those who I actually care about.
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“He’s one of ours and he’s a great lad. But even I will say he needs to sort his head out because he’s not happy at the minute and he’s not working hard enough.
“I can’t compare myself to Marcus because he’s in a s***hole of a changing room right now, let’s be perfectly honest. I was in an unbelievable dressing room where you couldn’t have dreamt of a better changing room. It’s not the same, there’s a lot of them there who need to take responsibility for that football club.”
