Rashford’s disputed purple card in Copenhagen on Wednesday night time contributed to a dramatic United collapse as they blew a 2-0 lead and conceded two objectives within the ultimate 10 minutes to lose 4-3, dropping to the underside of Group A within the Champions League with two video games left.
Gareth Southgate stored religion with Rashford by naming him in his England squad on Thursday, however a participant who scored 30 objectives for United in all competitions final season has just one from 15 appearances this time period.
“I feel he’s not joyful, we’re not joyful,” Ten Hag stated of Rashford’s performances. “We’ve got an expectation. He has excessive expectations from himself. On this second he isn’t in one of the best kind however I do know he will probably be again.
“I do know when the staff is enjoying higher he’ll play higher. He’ll go and rating objectives. I’m assured of that. This season he’ll enhance and rating objectives. He’s completely within the staff, he’s conscious of every thing so I feel he will probably be again on observe.
“It could possibly occur in a short time and generally you solely want one sport. I’m certain he’ll get there.”
The defeat in Copenhagen was United’s ninth from 17 video games in all competitions to this point, they usually go into Saturday’s match at dwelling to Luton eighth within the Premier League.
Requested if outcomes had been acceptable this time period, Ten Hag stated: “It’s concerning the finish outcome and we’ve got to win each sport, so we’re very disenchanted to lose any sport however lastly it’s concerning the finish outcome.
“It’s all the time about being in a course of, fascinated by a course of after which it’s about managing the method. That’s the one factor I give attention to.
“I feel we’ve got usually proved we will, like at Fulham, like Brentford, that we will overcome large setbacks.”
United’s midweek defeat got here at a price too as Jonny Evans limped off early after pulling up off the ball.
The 35-year-old, who has been an everyday starter in latest weeks, has been dominated out of the Luton match and should now additionally miss subsequent week’s Euro 2024 qualifiers for Northern Eire in what can be one other blow for Michael O’Neill’s injury-hit squad.
“So we don’t have on this second the total evaluation and all the small print however tomorrow he’s out,” Ten Hag stated.
“I can’t say (if he can go away with Northern Eire) as we don’t have the completed evaluation.”
Mason Mount has been one other participant within the highlight, with the 24-year-old struggling to make an impression since his £55million summer season swap from Chelsea.
Mount made his first begin since early October within the 3-0 Carabao Cup defeat to Newcastle on November 1 however was again on the bench towards Fulham and Copenhagen, with questions being requested about his position within the aspect.
Nevertheless, Ten Hag stated there had been no change in his expectations of the participant.
“It hasn’t modified in any respect,” Ten Hag stated. “He began the season after which he bought injured. It’s the worst second for a brand new participant to get injured as a result of it stops the combination course of. That was positively a setback for us all and for him now he has to battle to get his place again.”
