Man United: Marcus Rashford praises team-mate Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Marcus Rashford has praised Aaron Wan-Bissaka for his performance in Manchester United’s League Cup win over Burnley.

The Red Devils beat the Championship team 2-0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday night to progress to the quarter-final of the competition, with the right-back providing a good assist for Christian Eriksen to open the scoring.

And Rashford, who scored the second goal, told MUTV that his teammate is a “hugely important player”, despite only playing four minutes of Premier League football so far this season.

Marcus Rashford (right) greeting his Manchester United team-mate Aaron Wan-Bissaka (centre)

He assisted Christian Eriksen in United’s 2-0 League Cup win against Burnley on Wednesday night.

He said: ‘Yes, a hugely important player. We all know his defensive qualities and to me he just needs confidence to be pushed forward because when he goes forward he can create scoring chances for us and today he had no right to receive that ball but he did it anyway.

“It was a good cross ball and it seems like a simple goal at the end, but it’s not, it’s the movement and timing of the three players.” Christian arrives late to the area and gets a tap-in. It was a great goal and Azza played an important role.

After the match, United manager Erik ten Hag insisted that Crystal Palace’s £50m transfer has a future at the club, amid widespread transfer interest in the 25-year-old from Wolves. , West Ham and his former team.

Red Devils manager Erik ten Hag (right) has insisted the right-back has a future at Old Trafford, despite only playing four minutes of Premier League football so far this season.

He said: ‘Aaron Wan-Bissaka, it’s clear he has a future. He had some good years here at Man United, but from the start of this season he had a lot of illness and injury, so he fell behind.

“Since the restart he’s fit and was able to train with the team and you see him progress, his fitness levels improve, his performance levels improve and I’m very happy today with his performance.”

He gave an assist, especially the way he gave the assist, on his movement at the right time and timing, and of course a great pass from Bruno. [Fernandes], but the support is great. I’m happy with her performance. She did well.