MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 30: Marcus Rashford of Manchester United looks dejected during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on September 30, 2023 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Certain Manchester United staff were reportedly upset with Marcus Rashford after the side’s defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon.
The Red Devils suffered back-to-back losses at Old Trafford in the Premier League after going down 1-0 to the Eagles.
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A number of supporters were visibly frustrated with Rashford’s display on the day, with the England international hauled off after 77 minutes.
Manchester Evening News reported that United staff members were ‘despairing at at Rashford’s use of the ball’.
Coach Erik ten Hag was also spotted pulling Rashford to the side for a little pep talk, although it did not work as the forward struggled to make any real impact going forward.
Ten Hag did not make any excuses for his side and said they need to do better in the final third.
“I think I can’t blame the players [with] ‘they didn’t run’. They gave everything. But in the final part in both boxes, we didn’t do well. We only conceded three chances and they were from set-plays, so that tells me we were in control,” Ten Hag said, as per Manchester Evening News.
“We were often in the right position in the final part but we didn’t make the right decisions on and off the ball and that is very disappointing.
“We have to be more clinical and more determined. We want to be more determined. If you want to score a goal, you have to show more willingness to get more impact to score a goal.
“It is not a matter of luck, you can’t explain it like this. It is the form of today from the team. I think we get into the right spot and then you have to make the right decisions to create more.
“But even I think we created many occasions in front of the goal and we have to net and we didn’t. We can only blame ourselves.”
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