“I have been a good father and a coach to him this season but he doesn’t want to improve and I’m warned numerously because of him…He won’t be starting anymore since my job is at stake because of him”: Erik ten Hag confirms Man United’s new signing won’t be starting against Crystal Palace today
Erik Ten Hag has sent a huge warning to Manchester United winger Marcus Rashford about his ‘lifestyle’. The English forward struggled to live up to the lofty expectations he set for himself last season, but his manager has told him how to get back on track.
After having a difficult first few weeks of the 2024/25 campaign, Rashford has netted three times in the last two games and looks to be building his confidence back. After firing in a long-range strike against Southampton to open his Premier League scoring account for the term, he then scored twice and registered an assist against Barnsley in the EFL Cup.
With games against Crystal Palace in the league and FC Twente in the Europa League on the horizon, Ten Hag has explained how the £300,000-per-week ace can continue his current hot streak.
Ten Hag on Rashford’s ‘Lifestyle’
The striker had a season to forget last time out.
Following a 30-goal 2022/23 season in Ten Hag’s first campaign in England, Rashford saw his form dip significantly the year after. His manager has shared advice on how to keep his current impressive form going. Speaking ahead of the trip to Selhurst Park, the Dutchman said:
“I think he always knew, and every player knows, because when your lifestyle is not right you can’t perform. You don’t get the right levels when you don’t have a good and disciplined life away from Carrington.
Probably he needed some help, by backing him for instance. At the end of the day, he has to do it by himself. He has to set his life right, his training attitude right, his match attitude right. When he sets his professionalism, he will perform because he is a class player.”
Ten Hag then continued to say that the player already knows what he has to do. The United boss added: “Marcus Rashford knows when there are setbacks how to get fightback, how to set his career, his performance. He took control of it and I think he is on the way back. He has started the season very good now he has to continue and to progress.”
