I think he's on course to be the club's record goalscorer, fingers crossed.
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It would be great if he goes on to achieve that, a youth product holding the record. Or anyone not scouse!
"Marcus Rashford has been directly involved in 14 goals in all competitions for United this season (eight goals, six assists) - just one fewer than he was in 53 games in 2016-17 (11 goals, four assists)."
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the kind of finish you want him to improve and be consistent with as he progresses because he will get tons of chances with both of his feet due to his speed and movement.
nice.
nice.
Again, simple but effective. I wish Jose could find a stable system to have trio Rashford - Lukaku - Martial all on the pitch together so badly. The day we solve this math, we'll become unstoppable
Redcafe says different stats"Marcus Rashford has been directly involved in 14 goals in all competitions for United this season (eight goals, six assists) - just one fewer than he was in 53 games in 2016-17 (11 goals, four assists)."
- Source BBC
Progress
It's easy to forget he's not long turned 19. I think some people are a little harsh or perhaps were. He brings a lot to the team with his energy and movement.
He's 20.
Good performance. Just needs to get rid of the "Playstation Football", and be right on the money with the decision making consistently. I am sure he will be able to do it and last night's was from a bit of rustiness and eagerness to impress so he would start in the derby.
3-4-3 with Rashford and Martial roaming behind Lukaku. Pogba and Matic in midfield, Young and Valencia wing-backs, Rojo, Smalling +1 at CB and De God in goal.
Though people are harsh with he and Martial on their bad days some of the criticism is fair. His football brain seems to halve when he's on the ball at speed.
On the ball he has come a long way from the boy who used to dribble with his head down. Now needs to learn to spot his teammate's runs and execute them early (eg the assist he gave Lukaku for the first goal of the season). A huge leap to make but he'll become class if he can add this.
In the meantime people need to tamper their expectations of the lad. Has holes in his game but he's a sponge when it comes to learning
On the ball he has come a long way from the boy who used to dribble with his head down. Now needs to learn to spot his teammate's runs and execute them early (eg the assist he gave Lukaku for the first goal of the season). A huge leap to make but he'll become class if he can add this.
In the meantime people need to tamper their expectations of the lad. Has holes in his game but he's a sponge when it comes to learning
his dribbling was out of this world today. Really loved his display, what a talent !
I missed the match, but what the feck do I think about his performance judging from those comments? Very extreme reactions.
Bad first half, quality second half.
Cheers. Someone said he's a bit like Lukaku. This place sometimes.
All honestly I don't know why people are very harsh on him. Once he does something wrong he gets doomed like missing a chance in first half. At least they should wait till the end of the game!
Martial could have the exact same first half and would be praised because at least he's having a go but somehow its garbage when Rashford causes a lot of trouble but just doesn't find the end finish.
Honestly thought it was his most positive overall performance in some time and he looked a threat throughout even in first half. Typical moments of overrunning the ball and missing chances but very few and far between and in general our most exciting performer in an attacking sense. He was playing like he had a point to prove.
A lot of threads/posts after that one bemoaning his inconsistency/poor decision making, believe me!
I think people are too harsh on the likes of Rashford and Martial when they watch them. They won’t beat their man every time and they won’t always manage to play the final ball accurately enough but I am really not arsed...
Both players get me on the edge of my seat and I feel like something is about to happen. That’s why I watch football. Last night quite a few of the things Rashford tried didn’t quite come off, but at the same time, I lost count of the number of times he had a CSKA defender on toast as soon as he knocked it by him.
I much rather watch this type of player than a more conservative one who is scared to lose the ball or try a bit of a skill to beat his man. It won’t always work and sometimes you might have one of those games where nothing works... but I’d rather encourage these sort of players and enjoy the brilliance when it does come off.
Both players get me on the edge of my seat and I feel like something is about to happen. That’s why I watch football. Last night quite a few of the things Rashford tried didn’t quite come off, but at the same time, I lost count of the number of times he had a CSKA defender on toast as soon as he knocked it by him.
I much rather watch this type of player than a more conservative one who is scared to lose the ball or try a bit of a skill to beat his man. It won’t always work and sometimes you might have one of those games where nothing works... but I’d rather encourage these sort of players and enjoy the brilliance when it does come off.
Superb finish, get a complete buzz watching him and on the edge of my seat wanting to see him do well. Loving it!
As @bosnian_red said. Wonderful talent and we all hope he progresses to the elite level we know he can be. But he has so many frustratingly wasteful moments in games too. It got to me last night and I should have stayed patient and not posted tbf.
Hate these kinds of posts and just further divides fans into different camps.
Martial gets underserved criticism also.
It was like watching Ronaldo at times last night. His powerful running, powerful shooting and the way he uses his pace reminds me of Ronaldo a lot. If he ends up being half as good as Ronaldo then we're sorted.
For both him & martial - it's time we settle them as strikers now so they can both improve.
Rashford in particular would be great as a player who beefs up a little bit in my opinion; a striker who can use a bit of strength to get past oppnents.
Rashford in particular would be great as a player who beefs up a little bit in my opinion; a striker who can use a bit of strength to get past oppnents.
He had a great game. I don't understand some of those posts above. He was a constant threat and our biggest threat all game.
Yes he was a constant threat, looked very lively last night and his goal was well taken. I understand the concerns over his finishing too though, he seems to miss so many one on ones it can get frustrating.
He was quality in the second half, as with Lukaku I'm pleased he scored.
It depends on the poster. There’s plenty who would lambaste Martial if he had a first half like Rashford‘s just have a look at the Martial thread. There’s also many who would have said it was good in all fairness. Player judgments tend to the extremes, one is either great or shite rarely something in the middle.
Personally I don’t think he had a bad game at all, he was very busy and a threat throughout. Just his link up play was a bit rusty in the first half. If he had another goal in that first half, it would have been a great performance but he took his chance very well in the 2nd so no complaints from me.
His finishing was okay. Many of those chances came on his weaker foot. Hit the bar with one effort and scored an impressive finish. The frustrations yesterday came from constantly killing counters/promising attacks with questionable decisions.
Thought the boy was excellent last night. He’s not as polished as Martial yet, but you imagine a two year gap could do that. Caused them a lot of havoc. Different type to Martial, but has huge potential. I don’t think he’ll ever be quite as tidy with the ball, but he does possess a rare explosiveness.
If his close control was as good as Martial's, Rashford would be up there with Mbappe and already one of the best in the league. He's young though and it is normal for him to be a bit inconsistent. Potential is huge.
Ive no issue with his link up play as thats bound to improve.
He wasn't even that bad in the first half, people over reacted.
He's constantly improving. At one point last season he only ran with his head down and wouldn't have made that finish with his left but his link up play while in motion still needs a lot of polish. For now it's limiting his effectiveness on counters
A couple of misses brought the love-Martial-hate-Rashford crowd crawling out the woodwork. But even on those misses, his movement to get away from his defender was very good.
It's so funny how the Martial and Rashford fans say and sound the exact same. I've read that quite a bit about Rashford on the Martial thread.
We should just be extremely happy that we're fortunate to have 2 such young attacking talents, one an academy product.
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