{"id":294866,"date":"2023-11-11T22:14:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T22:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=294866"},"modified":"2023-11-11T22:14:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T22:14:24","slug":"manchester-united-boss-erik-ten-hag-again-backs-marcus-rashford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/manchester-united-boss-erik-ten-hag-again-backs-marcus-rashford\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag again backs Marcus Rashford"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag again backs Marcus Rashford to return to scoring form after a poor start to the season and Copenhagen red card as Reds face must-win game with Luton<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rashford has managed just one goal in 15 outings for United this season<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>His season hit a fresh low when he was sent off in defeat to Copenhagen<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8216;It&#8217;s Erik ten Games&#8217; \u2013 surely he has to beat Luton now &#8211; It&#8217;s All Coming Up\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Erik ten Hag has again backed Marcus Rashford to come good despite the Manchester United star&#8217;s poor start to the season.<\/p>\n<p>Rashford finished as United&#8217;s top scorer with 30 goals last season, and was rewarded with a new \u00a3300,000-a-week contract in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>But he has found the net just once in 15 games this term, and hit a new low in Denmark on Wednesday night when he was sent off in United&#8217;s Champions League defeat to FC Copenhagen.<\/p>\n<p>But Ten Hag once again threw his support behind the misfiring forward, and insisted that Rashford will rediscover top form.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think he is not happy, and we are not happy,&#8217; said the United boss. &#8216;He has high expectations for himself and in this moment he is not in his best form.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/13\/77651215-12734555-image-a-60_1699623905408.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Marcus Rashford has scored just once in 15 matches during a disappointing start to the season with Manchester United<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/13\/77651219-12734555-image-a-70_1699623967447.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The forward&#8217;s season hit a new low on Wednesday night when he was sent off during United&#8217;s Champions League defeat to Copenhagen<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/13\/77650025-12734555-image-a-59_1699621531122.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Reds boss Erik ten Hag has backed Rashford to rediscover his hot form from last season<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I know he will be back and when the team is playing better, he will play better and score goals. I am confident in that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He will improve and score goals this season. He is totally aware of everything, so he will be back on track.<\/p>\n<h3>Man United fixtures\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>Premier League unless stated<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Saturday<\/span> Luton Town (H)<\/p>\n<p><span>November 26 <\/span>Everton (A)<\/p>\n<p><span>November 29 <\/span>Galatasaray (A)<\/p>\n<p><span>Champions League group stage<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>December 2<\/span> Newcastle United (A)<\/p>\n<p><span>December 6<\/span> Chelsea (H)<\/p>\n<p><span>December 9<\/span> Bournemouth (H)<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It can happen very quickly. Sometimes you only need one game and I am sure we will get there.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag&#8217;s side have lost nine of their opening 17 matches this season across all competitions, but the manager told his doubters to &#8216;trust the process&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We have to win every game so we are very disappointed to lose any game but finally it is about the end result,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s always about being in a process, thinking about a process and managing the process. That is only what I focus on.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag was asked if he could still trust his players to gain positive results in adversity after they threw away a 3-2 lead in the final minutes on Wednesday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We often proved we can, like at Fulham or Brentford, that this team can overcome big setbacks&#8217;, he replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With the international break looming, United can&#8217;t afford any more slip-ups as they host struggling Luton to Old Trafford on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think they had some more good performances and results, we are fully aware of that,&#8217; Ten Hag said of the Hatters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In the Premier League there is no easy game, you have to play at your best, at your highest levels, every single game.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/14\/77641819-12734555-image-a-71_1699625030865.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>United need a reaction after suffering their ninth defeat in the opening 17 games this season<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12734555\/Manchester-United-boss-Erik-ten-Hag-backs-Marcus-Rashford-return-scoring-form-poor-start-season-Copenhagen-red-card-Reds-face-win-game-Luton.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag again backs Marcus Rashford to return to scoring form after a poor start to the season and Copenhagen red <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/manchester-united-boss-erik-ten-hag-again-backs-marcus-rashford\/\" title=\"Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag again backs Marcus Rashford\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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