Marcus Rashford appears like a “lean, preventing machine” in keeping with Roy Keane, who praised the striker for taking duty after a tenth objective in 10 video games.
Manchester United took complete management of their Carabao Cup semi-final in opposition to Nottingham Forest with a 3-0 win within the first leg on the City Ground, Rashford opening the scoring with a effective solo run which spoke volumes for the England ahead’s present confidence.
Keane stated: “We have been pitchside when the gamers got here out and he appeared lean. You would not wish to be up in opposition to him – all one of the best.
“He appears like a lean, preventing machine.
Marcus Rashford put Manchester United in entrance in opposition to Nottingham Forest after a superb solo run and end on the close to submit
“Sometimes it is about confidence – there’s the place he is peaking now. He’s performed a variety of video games for United and massive video games for England in the previous couple of years.
“Sometimes the penny drops for a participant when it comes to decision-making and placing the ball at the back of the online. And they’ve wanted him.
“The query mark I’ve had over Marcus in the previous couple of years is, has he acquired that persona to step as much as the plate?
“United have had some nice strikers through the years, and I believe they want somebody like that. Marcus has to say he needs that duty to be the primary man. The finest gamers flip up week in and week out. It appears like he is now having fun with that duty, which is nice to see.”
Highlights of the Carabao Cup semi-final, first leg between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United
When requested if Cristiano Ronaldo leaving the membership has helped Rashford’s confidence, Keane replied: “When a participant leaves the membership the duty goes onto one other participant.
“He’s 25, not a baby, typically when the timing is true you may be prepared for that. He would not get the niggly accidents anymore together with his groin, he appears to have cleared it up. He appears in an incredible place mentally, too, which is large. He stated he reckons he took an excessive amount of on away from soccer – and being a prime footballer is tough sufficient.
“So placing the opposite stuff on the again burner and specializing in being a prime participant for Manchester United has seen him get his priorities proper.”
Marcus Rashford put Manchester United in entrance in opposition to Nottingham Forest after a superb solo run and end on the close to submit
Michael Dawson added to Sky Sports: “His finest place is out extensive on the left, however since Erik ten Hag has are available in he has made some extent of getting him again to his finest ranges.
“He was disappointing final yr and struggled with kind. What I see now could be a very totally different participant, with out worry and filled with confidence. He would not play secure and is direct with the ball at his ft.
“If he loses it, he has the aura the place it would not appear to faze him.”
Ten Hag: In this temper, Rashford is unstoppable
Erik ten Hag says he’s proud of Manchester United’s efficiency of their 3-0 win in opposition to Nottingham Forest, however insists they nonetheless have room for enchancment earlier than the second leg
Rashford’s return to his finest this season has coincided with the appointment of Erik ten Hag, who might be main United to their first trophy for 5 seasons in his first yr within the job.
When requested if anybody within the nation is enjoying higher than Rashford, Ten Hag stated: “Other gamers are enjoying nicely however I’m proud of Marcus. His efficiency and his improvement for the reason that begin of the season is rising and he retains doing that. We should, and, after all, he’s liable for that too, preserve that course of going.
“In this temper and this spirit, I believe he’s unstoppable. Then it’s concerning the group getting in the fitting positions.
“In possession now we have a plan. But it is usually about instinct and the creativity of the people like Rashford to create possibilities.
“When you have got gamers like Rashford, like Bruno, like Antony, like [Anthony] Martial, and like Christian Eriksen, do not forget him, [who can] be artistic within the remaining third and do one thing surprising, some loopy stuff, it additionally offers the group some fantasy and journey.”
Ten Hag additionally performed down any issues over Rashford’s 57th-minute withdrawal.
The United boss advised Sky Sports: “We have many video games, Marcus did his recreation, did his job, scored one other objective, we have been successful, in an excellent place and Garnacho is actually hungry to play video games, play minutes and in addition to come back into the group.
“Yeah, now we have to play one (extra) recreation. We should do the identical, put together and make an excellent plan. The gamers should be centered.”
