According to manager Erik ten Hag, Marcus Rashford, a star striker for Manchester United, is working very hard to increase his goal-scoring ability. However, Rashford is aware that he could ‘do better’ despite his efforts, according to ten Hag.
The Red Devils suffered their fourth Premier League defeat of the year on Saturday when they fell to Crystal Palace 1-0 at home. The Red Devils’ inaugural Premier League campaign is now underway.
The home team struggled to produce many clear-cut scoring opportunities at Old Trafford, and in the 77th minute, despite needing a goal, they chose to switch Rashford for the midfielder Christian Eriksen.
Rashford scored 30 goals for United in 56 appearances during his career-best 2022–2023 campaign, but in the first eight games of the current campaign, he has only managed one goal.
Ten Hag gave his appraisal of Rashford’s lackluster season-to-date performance following United’s defeat to Palace on Saturday.
He may be aware that he is capable of producing at a level that is higher than what he is currently doing, in my opinion. He works really hard, and that is precisely what he does. The Dutchman foresaw that he would score, finish the play, and that it would eventually happen, but he cautioned that it would not be simple.
He has a lot of work to do, but so does the rest of the squad that is around him. Although we were in the right spots on this particular day, we didn’t succeed because of poor decision-making.
United’s league campaign is off to its worst start in the previous 34 years as they have only nine points after seven games played. They have only been able to score seven goals while surrendering eleven over that period.
Two additional games for the Ten Hag-coached squad are scheduled before the international break in October. At Old Trafford on Tuesday, they will take on Galatasaray in the Champions League; the following Saturday, they will host Brentford in the Premier League.
