'I wanted to go at him' - Man Utd match-winner Rashford reveals plan to exploit Wolves youngster Ait-Nouri
The Red Devils hero spoke of his scheme to take advantage of the young defender - in what proved to be the match's crucial moment
Manchester United star Marcus Rashford has revealed his plan to exploit tiring
Wolves wing-back Rayan Ait-Nouri that resulted in the crucial match-winning goal.
Rashford struck the vital blow in the 93rd minute as the Red Devils sunk Wolves 1-0 at Old Trafford to go second in the Premier League table heading into the New Year.
The 23-year-old ran in behind the tiring Ait-Nouri to receive Bruno Fernandes' pass, before cutting inside and finding the back of the net after a wicked deflection off Romain Saiss.
Ait-Nouri went down injured shortly before Fernandes played the assist to Rashford, with the 19-year-old getting up and scrambling to try to get back into position.
Rashford said he noticed the young wing-back struggling with his fitness and aimed to take advantage by constantly running in behind the French defender.
"It’s the deciding goal," Rashford said to reporters post-match. "Probably not the most beautiful but we will take what we can get and take the three points and move on.
"Today was tough but we expected a tough game but managed to get over the line.
"The full-back had cramp a few minutes before so I just had it in my head I wanted to go at him and make him chop and turn and just see if I could make something happen and thankfully in the end we got a deflection.
"It means a lot. We were a little disappointed that we didn’t play as well as we wanted to or could have but it is three points and no matter how scrappy it was we will take it.
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This is why "football fans" will never ununderstand the sport.
Always chucking their players under the bus, great stuff and acting like they manage the club better than the manager whilst they know the sport better than the footballers.
@Stacks have a look mate