Marcus Rashford missed Manchester United’s 4-2 FA Cup triumph against Newport, but Erik ten Hag committed to handle his absence.
Rashford apparently spent the night before at a Belfast nightclub, and on Friday he reported feeling under the weather.
After witnessing his team survive a terrifying ordeal in South Wales as League Two Newport rallied to 2-2 after losing twice in the first 13 minutes, United manager Ten Hag declared, “He reported ill.”
“The remaining issues are internal. We will handle it, I take care of it.
Ten Hag said that upon his arrival at United in 2022, there was “no good culture” and that he had experienced disciplinary problems during his time at Old Trafford.
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When asked if Rashford was a more illustration of that “bad culture,” Ten Hag responded, “I don’t go in this situation. We had already discussed it, had a fun game, and are now moving on.
Pundit Alan Shearer of Match of the Day urged that any problems be resolved as quickly as possible to prevent Rashford’s skills from being “wasted.”
The former England captain remarked, “There’s a huge talent in there with Marcus Rashford. We saw him be disciplined last season when he was late for a meeting and actually missed a game.”
If any unresolved issues are not addressed, Alan Shearer has cautioned that Rashford’s talent may be “wasted” (Joe Giddens/PA). “But something is clearly wrong either at home, or his relationship with the football club because he can’t keep doing this.” His gift cannot be squandered. It’s not right; he needs strong leadership and someone to tell him, “You know what, you’re going to have a lot of regrets when your career ends.”
“That is not necessary for you, therefore you cannot have it. This season, there have been four goals and thirty goals in the previous season; it is time to figure it out.
“When I watch him play, it seems like he has the world on his shoulders a lot of the time, and for someone with that level of potential, it needs to be sorted out quickly because he can’t waste it.”
Against opponents 76 spots below them in the rankings, United took the lead early thanks to goals from Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo, who scored his maiden senior goal.
Before Antony and Rasmus Hojlund scored in the last quarter, United was on the verge of becoming the victims of a seismic giant-killing act, thanks to goals from Bryn Morris and Will Evans just before halftime.
“It was very dominant for the first 35 minutes,” Ten Hag stated. We should have been up three, four, or five goals to none since we did not allow the opposition a chance.
“They score a goal out of the blue and again right after the half.
“We need to hold poor transitional defence accountable. They turned the score around, and it’s now 2-2 due to poor cross-field defence.
But you can see how tough we are. Job well done; we maintained composure, returned to our game, and scored the third and fourth goals.
Following injuries, Casemiro, Lisandro Martinez, and Luke Shaw were all back in the starting lineup. Harry Maguire, making his first game since December 12, made a late debut.
“I’m familiar with the character from Hojlund, Alejandro Garnacho, Bruno, Antony, Luke Shaw, Casemiro, and Licha Martinez. Every warrior,” Ten Hag continued.
It happens to you sometimes. Despite the poor pitch, we utterly controlled them for thirty-five minutes.
Newport put forth a dedicated performance interspersed with some truly excellent attacking moments, belying their appalling 16th place finish in the fourth division.
Following the game, Exiles manager Graham Coughlan disclosed that Ten Hag had offered him “a nice little bottle of red wine,” and he acknowledged that, with United being pegged back, he was considering a dramatic upset.
Following the game, Exiles manager Graham Coughlan disclosed that Ten Hag had offered him “a nice little bottle of red wine,” and he acknowledged that, with United being pegged back, he was considering a dramatic upset.
“A football game cannot be started that way against that calibre of opposition.
“They were clinical, they hit us hard, and in those first ten or fifteen minutes, we quickly learned what the Premiership is all about.”
Coughlan continued, “It was just unfortunate we couldn’t reach our cup final and go back to Old Trafford.” United’s late show cost County a lucrative replay.
“I believed that at two all, we had them. They shook with it. It’s odd for a League Two manager to suggest that they might have failed.
“But full credit to United; the Premier League class was evident.”
