Former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves believes the loss of Marcus Rashford is a major blow given Ruben Amorim’s style of play.
The England forward is set to leave the club in January after falling out of favour under the Portuguese boss and Hargreaves feels Rashford could play a role in the current plans.
“I don’t know if anyone wants to play a counter-attack style of game, especially at Manchester United. You have to attack, you have to dominate,” Hargreaves told Premier League Productions after United’s 3-1 win at Southampton.
“That’s why Erik ten Hag got the job, because สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน he played like that at Ajax, a team with possession. That’s why he dropped David de Gea to bring in (Andre) Onana, to get a goalkeeper who can play with the ball.”
“But it’s not concrete, United are at their best on the counter. Ten Hag’s best form is on the counter, like Ole Gunnar (Solskjaer).”
“If you look at United under Amorim against Liverpool, Arsenal and City. Where they’ve been good at it – counter-attacks. I think when they play with two central midfielders they end up with (Toby) Collyer and Bruno Fernandes. You don’t have the ball and that’s against the 20th-placed team in the league.”
“I think there are a lot of things to improve, the goalkeeper is in place. Defensively they are not bad but they have to manage the midfield and they have to manage the strikers. But obviously losing Marcus Rashford is a big deal, talking about Garnacho potentially going as well, it’s a concern.”
“I know maybe Marcus wants to go play somewhere, knuckle down and sort it out. Look at where Harry Maguire was a couple of years ago and now he’s got a new contract.
“Football changes real quick and you want to keep your most talented players here. I think Garnacho, Mainoo and Marcus certainly are a part of that group and I think they could have a bright future if they just sort it out.”