Not only did Marcus Rashford fail for the third consecutive match, he also made Man Utd fans angry with a very superficial pressing situation against Luton Town.
Minute 90+1, Rashford lazily dragged his feet to accompany Luton Town’s Ross Barkley in round 25 of the Premier League. The English striker has no fierceness, while his body language speaks of “laziness”.
Ross Barkley held the ball like no one else, easily surpassing Rashford. The Man Utd striker then did not bother to follow the former Chelsea player. At this time, the score is 2-1 in favor of the “Red Devils”.
Witnessing Rashford’s irresponsible play, social network users criticized the Man Utd striker. They believe that the “Red Devils” striker receives a high salary, but is irresponsible, plays football superficially and hardly pays attention to the fact that Ross Barkley can create a dangerous situation on Andre Onana’s goal.
One person said: “Rashford is an absolute joke this is toxic if you allow one player to simply say I can’t be armed don’t be surprised when the rest do the same”
The second fan expressed: “Rashford is on Β£300,000 a week! If you did this once in Pep’s team you’d be benched right away if not sold”
Another one angry: “If you’re Gareth Southgate, and you’re 2-1 up in a Euro knockout game, there is no way Marcus Rashford deserves a place in the team that’s holding on.
For context he then sprinted for a break 30 seconds later”
This is not the first time Rashford has suffered the wrath of fans for being lazy in pressing. Earlier in the season, in the loss to Brighton, the English striker showed a lack of determination in pressing as he jogged very passively while Brighton moved the ball from defense to midfield.
At Luton Town’s Kenilworth Road, Man Utd won 2-1 thanks to Rasmus Hojlund’s double. In this match, Rashford had 3 shots, achieving a passing accuracy rate of 77%, including 2 key-passes (passes that create opportunities).
After some time off, Rashford returned to the ground after remaining silent in the last three matches. At this time, Hojlund has become Man Utd’s most watchable striker.