Marcus Rashford facing Man Utd bench as Erik ten Hag admits form ‘not right’

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    Marcus Rashford is set to pay the price for his stuttering form by being relegated to the Manchester United bench.

    After a brilliant 2022/23 campaign which saw him score a career-best 30 goals, Rashford, like United in general, has struggled for his best form so far this term. With United down in ninth in the Premier League table and having lost both of their opening Champions League games, no player is safe from the chop.

    That seemingly includes Rashford, with The Sun reporting that the England forward will be dropped to the bench for today’s home clash with Brentford. United desperately need a win against Thomas Frank’s side to lift the air of gloom around Old Trafford.

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    Erik ten Hag has addressed Rashford’s patchy form in the run-up to the game, admitting the 25-year-old is “struggling”. The Dutchman said: “It’s normal you are not always right at the same levels.

    “Everyone knows the qualities of him and if Rashy does the things right and the team does, it’s up to him. We have seen in the last weeks he is coming in good positions, he is struggling, but it will pass.

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    “Everyone knows the qualities, everyone at Man United backs him, the whole team supports him and believes in him, I am sure with that it will change and this will pass.

    “Strikers, when they don’t score for a moment, they need one goal, then they step over. When he is doing the right things, and he is doing the right things, the momentum will come and he will be on fire.”

    Antony could make his return to Premier League action having coming off the bench against Galatasaray but Jadon Sancho remains out of the picture following his bust-up with Ten Hag.

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