MANCHESTER UNITED fans have hailed Marcus Rashford’s ruthless display against Nottingham Forest and claimed he is better than Cody Gakpo – who they appear to have missed out on.
The 25-year-old brilliantly rifled the ball beyond keeper Wayne Hennessey from a Christian Eriksen corner to give the Red Devils the lead.
And Erik ten Hag’s side then doubled their advantage before the midway point of the first half as Rashford’s cross found Anthony Martial and he fired a low effort through the hands of Hennessey.
The goal and assist left Man Utd supporters in awe of Rashford’s performance.
And they feel it shows they do not need PSV man Gakpo – who Liverpool look to have beaten them to after reaching an agreement with the Dutch outfit.
Reacting on social media, one person said: “Put it this way, if Marcus Rashford and Cody Gakpo were both available this month, I reckon Liverpool would have picked Rashford as well. Especially as they don’t really have any need for Gakpo’s set-pieces.”
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Another added: “Who needs Cody Gakpo when you have Dr. Marcus Rashford MBE?”
And a third jokingly said: “Premier League goals since Liverpool signed Gakpo: Rashford 1, Martial 1, Gakpo 0.”
Man Utd supporters also felt Rashford’s impressive display was a sign of what England were missing when he was on the bench for some of their World Cup campaign.
The United man scored three goals in Qatar but did not start the 2-1 loss to France and only came on for Phil Foden in the 85th minute.
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Making the point, one fan said: “Rashford showing why he should’ve been used more by England, all he needed was his confidence back 🔥.”
A second person added: “I will never understand why Rashford was only a too-late sub vs France in the World Cup quarter-final, when to France, he was England’s Mbappe.”
And a third responded: “Yet again more proof that Rashford should have started every game for England, he’s too good.”
Ahead of United’s clash with Forest, head coach Ten Hag backed Rashford to score 20 Premier League goals this season.
Prior to the Forest strike taking Rashford’s league tally to five, Ten Hag said: “I always thought he is capable of scoring 20 goals in the Premier League.
“He got three in the World Cup, so he has the potential to score those numbers in the league.”
Following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, Rashford and Martial will now be seen as the two players to lead the line for United for the remainder of the season.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
