Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag has admitted he’s “not joyful” with Marcus Rashford’s kind however he stays satisfied the England ahead will get again to his finest this season.
Rashford’s disputed crimson card in Copenhagen on Wednesday evening contributed to a dramatic United collapse as they blew a 2-0 lead and conceded two objectives within the closing 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 believe he’s not joyful, we aren’t joyful,” Ten Hag mentioned of Rashford’s performances. “We’ve got an expectation. He has excessive expectations from himself. On this second he isn’t in the perfect kind however I do know he will probably be again.
“I do know when the group is taking part in 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 group, he’s conscious of every part so I believe he will probably be again on observe.
“It could possibly occur in a short time and typically you solely want one sport. I’m positive he’ll get there.”
The defeat in Copenhagen was United’s ninth from 17 video games in all competitions thus far, they usually go into Saturday’s match at residence to Luton eighth within the Premier League.
Requested if outcomes had been acceptable this time period, Ten Hag mentioned: “It’s concerning the finish end result and we’ve got to win each sport, so we’re very dissatisfied to lose any sport however lastly it’s concerning the finish end result.
“It’s at all times about being in a course of, desirous about a course of after which it’s about managing the method. That’s the one factor I concentrate on.
“I believe we’ve got typically proved we will, like at Fulham, like Brentford, that we will overcome massive setbacks.”
United’s midweek defeat got here at a price too as Jonny Evans limped off early after pulling up off the ball.
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The 35-year-old, who has been an everyday starter in current weeks, has been dominated out of the Luton match and will 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 complete evaluation and all the small print however tomorrow he’s out,” Ten Hag mentioned.
“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 change 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 in opposition to Fulham and Copenhagen, with questions being requested about his position within the aspect.
Nonetheless, Ten Hag mentioned there had been no change in his expectations of the participant.
“It hasn’t modified in any respect,” Ten Hag mentioned. “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 mixing course of. That was positively a setback for us all and for him now he has to combat to get his place again.”
