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Speaking on ITV (as quoted by The Express), Manchester United legend Roy Keane has claimed Marcus Rashford looks like he is “back to his best”.
What did he say?
The 22-year-old has been in sparkling form in recent weeks for the Red Devils, scoring three goals and providing a further assist in his previous four Premier League games.
And on Thursday night, he took that new-found confidence into international duty with England, scoring for the Three Lions in their demolition of Montenegro.
After seeing Rashford’s impressive goal-scoring display, Keane hailed the forward and suggested that any criticism targeted at him is a sign that he is a good player.
He said (as quoted by The Express): “He looks like he has got his confidence back, I think in the last month or so. And what players have to remember, when we’ve been criticising them before, there’s a compliment in there because we believe he’s a really good player. His confidence is up and running again and he looks back to his best.”
Hot streak
What a remarkable turnaround. After going through a drought of scoring just once in a period of seven league games, Rashford just can’t stop finding the back of the net in recent weeks. Anthony Martial’s return from injury has given him the chance to play from the left, and that has proven to be an undoubted catalyst for his upturn in form.
And on Thursday, with Harry Kane leading the line for England, Rashford could once again start from the left-flank. If Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen on keeping up the £200k-a-week star’s current hot streak at Old Trafford, then he would do well to consistently play him in the position that has seen him deliver the most this season.