Erik ten Hag ought to make his Manchester United stars sit although a video nasty of their derby defeat to City on the Etihad.
And what he also needs to do is make Marcus Rashford take a entrance row seat. That’s if he is not too busy writing one other chapter of his life story, that’s. In the construct as much as probably the most explosive video games in world soccer, Rashford penned greater than 2,000 phrases about himself entitled “Who I really Am”.
But we did not – or do not want – to listen to such laments, as a result of we obtained to see for ourselves who Rashford actually is throughout United’s chastising 3-1 defeat to neighbours so superior it’s totally embarrassing. We noticed Rashford star in a movie that was the footballing model of ‘The Good, the dangerous and the Ugly”.
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A blistering goal any of the true greats would be proud of. A couple of glorious chances wasted, including an air shot, which had they been taken, would have put United in total command. And a fall to the ground under the slightest of touches that was capable of earning Rashford an Oscar, and a booking for diving at the same time.
Watching all of this unfold was England manager Gareth Southgate, who must have left the stadium not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Southgate will have marvelled at the performance of Phil Foden, but shaken his head at the one Rashford produced. In fact, Rashford could do worse than watch what Foden contributed to the game, because he might learn something.
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In the ultimate moments of the sport, with City successful 3-1, Foden ran again greater than 50 metres to dispossess Antony. By the time this occurred, Rashford was wanting on from the bench with a face like a slapped bottom, having been taken off.
It wasn’t too way back that Foden was wanting as much as somebody like Rashford. Now he is wanting down on him, having banked numerous trophies on the ripe outdated age of 23, whereas being miles forward of Rashford within the worldwide pecking order with England.
Foden will begin England’s opening recreation of the Euros, whereas Rashford can be lucky to have even made it to Germany. When it involves work charge, ending, utility, angle and management, Foden is now the instance Rashford has to observe.
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And Rashford is three years his senior. Rashford should not be sat within the dressing room pondering he is achieved his bit, or eating out on his gorgeous aim. It proved nothing.
United do not want the occasional worldie from him, or a second of genius to punctuate all of the mediocrity. They want the form of consistency of efficiency Pep Guardiola is getting from Foden.
It’s the least United can anticipate from somebody getting paid the thick finish of £300,000-a-week. But as soon as once more Rashford’s dedication appeared questionable. A situation made even worse when in comparison with the shift Foden put in.
The derby advised us a number of issues, together with the truth that if Ten Hag thinks United performed properly, then he is really deluded. But maybe probably the most startling lesson of all to emerge from the event is that, whereas native lads Rashford and Foden nonetheless have some issues in widespread, these two at the moment are working at very completely different ranges of the footballing spectrum.
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Defeat for AJ will injury legacy eternally
Promoter Eddie Hearn believes Anthony Joshua may very well be one win away from combating for the undisputed world title.
What Hearn will even know is that Joshua is yet another defeat away from the boxing knackers yard. Because that is the place Joshua will discover himself if he loses to Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia this weekend.
Joshua will step into the ring in Riyadh within the early hours of Saturday morning with the whole lot to lose and little to realize. Ngannou may need taken Tyson Fury to an in depth split-decision win for the Gypsy King again in October, and even dropped the champion within the third spherical.
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But that was his first professional battle – and he stays a boxing novice at this stage. Joshua has all of the expertise on the earth compared to his opponent, and can be anticipated to win. Quite merely, shedding is unthinkable.
Because Joshua, now 34, can have nowhere to show ought to this occur. And the legacy of the previous heavyweight champion can be broken eternally.