Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher says Manchester United want ‘somebody higher’ than Marcus Rashford and has urged Ralf Rangnick to take the England ahead out of the workforce.
Rashford has endured a dismal season for the Purple Devils and produced certainly one of his most disappointing performances thus far on Wednesday night time in United’s 1-1 draw with Atletico.
The 24-year-old didn't make an influence for Ralf Rangnick’s facet earlier than being changed by Anthony Elanga, who got here off the bench and cancelled out Joao Felix’s opener with ten minutes remaining.
Whereas Elanga’s aim means Manchester United are nonetheless firmly within the Champions League last-16 tie, issues have been raised over the workforce’s efficiency as an entire, with Rashford singled out for criticism by some followers.
Former Liverpool and England defender Carragher was additionally underwhelmed by Rashford’s show and says he now not warrants a spot within the workforce.
He instructed CBS: ‘Marcus Rashford has been on this workforce since he was a child. He burst onto the scene and he’s all the time threatened to go to that subsequent degree, when the highest gamers get to, and he’s not there but.
‘We’ve acquired to the stage now the place I don’t assume he needs to be in Manchester United’s XI. His performances this season don’t warrant being within the workforce.
‘As a rule he's within the workforce. Even when persons are match they discover a place for him. He doesn’t swimsuit enjoying on the precise, by no means, so it must be on the left or within the centre.
‘However we’re nonetheless ready for Rashford to make that soar to grow to be a United nice or a participant who can take them to large trophies, and he’s not there but.
‘On the age he’s at, United want one thing higher than Marcus Rashford proper now.’
Purple Devils boss Rangnick admitted his facet have been outplayed within the first half however felt United have been nearer to snatching the win late on.
He mentioned: ‘I don’t know if I rescued it however after the efficiency within the first half, it might solely get higher. What we performed within the first half I nonetheless can not consider.
‘We performed with out conviction, with out aggression and that's the reason we have been struggling. Second half we did higher, extra possession in areas that mattered and if we performed one other 10 minutes we'd have gained the sport.
‘We now have to play higher within the first half, I used to be very disenchanted by that efficiency within the first half.’
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