Wayne Rooney’s Encouraging Words to Marcus Rashford Amid Criticism: A Lesson in Resilience

In addition, Marcus Rashford, who replaced the injured Rasmus Hojlund up front, took a lot of flak for the match. Throughout the game, the England international was inconspicuous and did not have any significant impact.

Manchester United great Wayne Rooney gave the struggling Rashford some unique advise in an interview with the BBC. “Marcus Rashford must remain in the middle of the goal, be more patient, and be more ruthless. All you want to do is watch more of him. The key component is confidence; he hasn’t scored many goals this season and may need to streamline his approach to get back into the zone.”

Rooney said that Rashford needed greater help from United‘s veteran players in order to “get more out of him.” He’s not the most talkative boy. Sometimes his body language conveys a negative message, but that’s not who he is. He needs to be motivated and given more opportunities by the veteran players, he continued.
Although Rashford scored thirty goals the previous season, his play this year has been very different. Just five goals and six assists in 32 games in all competitions have been scored by him.

Additionally, it’s being said that Rashford and manager Erik ten Hag no longer communicate well with one another. Ten Hag responded to United playing Liverpool in the FA Cup quarterfinals, saying, “We are excited about the draw since we have Liverpool at home. However, we must bury the cup before we can focus on the league, where the opening game is always the most crucial. We are looking forward to it; it’s a nice game (versus Man) City.”