Marcus Rashford admits that he considered leaving Manchester United but abandoned his intention when Erik ten Hag arrived as the new manager.
Manchester United can be said to have closed the 2022/23 season quite satisfactorily. The club based at Old Trafford finished third in the Premier League and won the League Cup. The arrival of Erik ten Hag as new manager had the positive impact that the club’s supporters had hoped for after the disappointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (his last season) and Ralf Rangnick.
One of the players who has felt the positive impact of the arrival of ten Hag is Marcus Rashford. The Englishman found the consistency he wanted after being deployed in the left wing forward position. Rashford has also had a relatively clean season free of injuries, which so far has made him difficult due to being rushed to play when he was not fit.
But the fate of Rashford – and that of his team – has the potential to make a big difference. The player with the jersey number 10 admitted that he had considered the opportunity to leave Manchester United. Rashford canceled his intention thanks to the arrival of Erik ten Hag.
“Before Erik ten Hag came I did consider it. But things like that can happen in football. Anything can happen for some reason and he came to this club at the right time for me, his arrival happened at the right moment.
“Freedom was the main change – before there was a feeling that we were rigid, and sometimes it made it difficult to enjoy playing on the pitch, I feel that personally. I don’t enjoy the situation on the pitch and that keeps me from being able to show my best abilities,” Rashford said as quoted by Reuters.
Rashford played an important role in the success achieved by Manchester United last season. The club’s academy graduate scored 30 goals in all competitions. Rashford is expected to maintain his level of contribution in the 2023/24 season, especially considering that his club looks set to sign Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta soon – a young player who does not yet have much experience.
