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Marcus Rashford insists he has no intention of ‘slowing down’ after continuing his run with a brace against Leicester, but Erik ten Hag says Man United got lucky after a first-half ‘garbage’ display
Marcus Rashford celebrated his best season for Manchester United with two more goals to sink Leicester on Sunday, later declaring he won’t be stopping anytime soon.
Rashford’s brace in a 3-0 win brought his total to 24 goals, surpassing his previous record of 22 from the 20019-20 campaign, as the deadliest goalscorer in Europe right now had 16 in the last 17 games since who returned from the World Cup. Cup.
Rashford, who will now set his sights on United’s Europa League clash with Barcelona on Thursday and the Carabao Cup final against Newcastle three days later, said: “We are fighting for a lot of different things and have another great week.” . I don’t feel like slowing down and I always want to improve.’
Manager Erik ten Hag was relieved to see Rashford put United ahead at half-time, describing his team’s performance in the first 45 minutes as “a disaster” and “rubbish”.
“I was really unhappy with our performance,” Ten Hag said. ‘We have to follow the rules and principles of our way of playing. When we don’t, it’s making a mess. ‘We were very lucky at half time. It was a great goal. Otherwise it’s rubbish.
Marcus Rashford scored in both halves of Manchester United’s win against Leicester City
Rashford opened the scoring against the locals’ pace of play in the 25th minute
Manager Erik ten Hag was relieved to see Rashford put Manchester United ahead at half time
The players knew it. I could see through their behavior at half time, they weren’t happy. I could tell they were disappointed, but they’re not robots.
The Dutchman was encouraged by a statement from the Manchester United Supporters’ Trust which stipulated that any takeover of the club must come with a guarantee that he would remain in charge.
“I thank the fans, they have their trust in me,” added Ten Hag. “I feel committed to this club. I love being here, but what I can influence is the performance of this team.”
Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers was upset that referee Stuart Attwell took no action on a challenge by Marcel Sabitzer on Wout Faes in the first half.
“It’s an ejection, he’s stretched it out with his legs straight over the knee,” Rodgers said. ‘How she didn’t look is unbelievable. Someone has said that it was after an incident, but I don’t believe it.