Ten Hag reveals the reason for dropping Rashford from the bench in Man Utd’s draw with Palace.
- Erik ten Hag insists he dropped Marcus Rashford because he wanted rotation
- Jamie Redknapp questions whether Ten Hag could have a problem with Rashford
- The draw leaves Manchester United in 11th place with just 7 points from 5 matches.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has confirmed That he dropped Marcus Rashford because he wanted rotation.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has back his striker Marcus Rashford to return to form in the new season.
Ten Hag spoke out in defence of Rashford in the aftermath of United’s defeat to Manchester City on Saturday in a penalty shoot-out in the Community Shield at Wembley.
In the curtain-raising game to the new season miss two good opportunities to open the scoring for United, failing to hit the target in the first half and clipping the outside of the post with another chance in the second half.
In Ten Hag’s first season at United scored 30 goals, but last season suffered a slump and managed just eight goals.
“I’ve heard that some pundits are starting to ยูฟ่าเบท https://ufabet999.app question the situation with Marcus,” Ten Hag said.
“It’s a crazy idea, and as a person you can’t be normal to speculate on something that you don’t know the truth about. I’m happy with everything Marcus is doing and the reason is just rotation to maintain his fitness in the long run.”
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The draw leaves Manchester United in 11th place with just 7 points from 5 matches.