Marcus Rashford injury ‘does not look well’, says Erik Ten Hag

 

Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag has revealed that Marcus Rashford’s injury does not look good. The forward pulled up with an apparent groin injury towards the end of the match during their 2-0 win against Everton at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Scott McTominay scored in the 36th minute for the Red Devils whereas Anthony Martial scored in the 71st minute to put his team in front.

“We have to wait. He doesn’t look well,” Ten Hag said of Rashford.

“This was avoidable. All science and research tell you players need a certain time to recover.

“It is also part of the schedule that we are now finding ourselves in this situation and now we can only pray he is not dropping off.”

The Dutchman revealed that he could have taken Rashford off after Martial had scored with 19 minutes remaining but he wanted the former to give game time as it is the business end of the season.

“I don’t think any manager at this stage of the season will rotate so much,” he said.

“I had the consideration [to take him off] but in that moment, with Anthony Martial just coming back, you want to bring them back into routines and togetherness.

“When they are together we have two goalscorers who can finish games, which is what we need in the final stage of the season to be successful.

“Also, there was no indication. If there was an indication I would have taken him off.”

The Dutch tactician showered praise on skipper Harry Maguire for his impressive performance against Everton.

“That was a different Harry Maguire to what I’ve seen in the first weeks and months,” said Ten Hag.

“It’s not been that easy for Harry but the demand is on him. He did really well today, in and out of possession, dominating his opponent, dictating and bringing passes.”

Manchester United will face Sevilla in the quarterfinal of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday night.