{"id":287854,"date":"2023-08-26T04:19:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T04:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=287854"},"modified":"2023-08-26T04:19:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T04:19:23","slug":"marcus-rashford-and-roy-keane-wont-like-man-utd-plan-devised-by-club-chiefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/marcus-rashford-and-roy-keane-wont-like-man-utd-plan-devised-by-club-chiefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcus Rashford and Roy Keane won’t like Man Utd ‘plan’ devised by club chiefs"},"content":{"rendered":"
Manchester United chiefs are reportedly planning to persist with Marcus Rashford as a central striker at various points throughout the season. The proposal is unlikely to go down well with club legend Roy Keane, or indeed Rashford himself, based on comments that the pair have made over the past few weeks.<\/p>\n
Debate over Rashford’s best position was effectively settled once and for all when he bagged 30 goals in all competitions from the left wing last season. Still, the make-up of Erik ten Hag’s squad has seen him start the 25-year-old as a central striker for the first two games of the current campaign.<\/p>\n
That is set to change when \u00a372million signing Rasmus Hojlund recovers from a back injury. The former Atalanta man is an out-and-out frontman, but the Manchester Evening News claim that senior figures at Old Trafford hope to see him ‘sit out’ certain games so that Rashford can return up front.<\/p>\n
Keane was critical of the England international’s body language last weekend, when he once again drew a blank in a concerning 2-0 defeat to Tottenham.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag can put pre-season discovery to the test vs Forest<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Rashford played through the middle again – usual stuff,” Keane told Sky Sports. “He’s like a child up there. He’s obviously not happy playing through the middle and his body language, his first few touches in the game, suggested ‘I don’t want to play through the middle.’ But you have to – you’ve got to do a job for the team.”<\/p>\n While answering a series of quickfire questions from another United legend, Gary Neville, Rashford admitted that playing up top can get on his nerves due to the difficulty of being regularly involved in play.<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> “[Playing on the] left makes it easier to stay in the game,” he told The Overlap. “When I was younger I always wanted to be involved in the game and that’s why I think I struggle with playing centre forward sometimes, because of my patience.<\/p>\n “You might not touch the ball for 20 minutes and then your first touch might be an opportunity to score. You have to be mentally switched on. It’s almost like being a goalkeeper.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “You might not be in the game for god knows how long, but when it’s time to make a save then you have to make it. I never enjoyed that aspect of it [playing centre forward] but as I’ve got older I’m starting to enjoy it a little bit more.”<\/p>\n It remains to be seen whether Ten Hag will mix things up against Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Hojlund will not recover in time for the match, although Anthony Martial and Jadon Sancho both represent alternative options to play through the middle.<\/p>\n
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