Club legend Rio Ferdinand has leapt to the defence of Manchester United star Marcus Rashford after Erik ten Hag did not start him against Crystal Palace.
After scored 30 goals across all competitions during Ten Hag s first season in charge in 2022/23, the England international s form drastically declined last season as he was heavily criticised.
The academy product also struggled during this campaign s early weeks, but he has impressed after the international break.
After the 25-year-old scored in United s 3-0 win against Southampton, he grabbed a brace and an assist as Ten Hag s side steamrolled past Barnsley in the Carabao Cup, winning 7-0 at Old Trafford.
Despite this, the forward was benched at the weekend as Man Utd were held to a 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace.
as he was being rotated, but Alan Shearer thinks it s because of some disciplinary issues .
“It looks like, reading between the lines, it might be some disciplinary issues because he (Ten Hag) kind of mooted that in his press conference that ‘Marcus has got to be professional’,” Gary Lineker said.
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Shearer responded: “Why else would you leave him out?
“When things have been criticised, and I was one of them, for performances, but then you get your goal last weekend, you get another couple in midweek.
“Why would you actually even contemplate leaving him out? My guess is, and it is a guess, it has to be something different.”
Ferdinand has responded to the murmurings about Rashford, who may be confused about Ten Hag s decision.
Talking of rotation, following the game against Palace. United are third in terms of xG, only bettered by Man City and Liverpool. So they’re creating the chances but not scoring the goals, Ferdinand said.
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When you’ve got a man in form like Marcus Rashford, who’s coming into a bit of form and momentum which is key for any player and their confidence, I’m thinking is it the right time now to rotate? We’re creating chances and you take out the guy who is actually starting to score.
