{"id":295405,"date":"2023-11-04T10:54:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T10:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=295405"},"modified":"2023-11-04T10:54:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T10:54:21","slug":"tottenham-ace-micky-van-de-ven-throws-man-utd-lifeline-with-rashford-anecdote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/tottenham-ace-micky-van-de-ven-throws-man-utd-lifeline-with-rashford-anecdote\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham ace Micky van de Ven throws Man Utd lifeline with Rashford anecdote"},"content":{"rendered":"

Micky van de Ven wants to \u2018prove people wrong\u2019 at Spurs<\/h3>\n

Tottenham favourite Micky van de Ven has named Marcus Rashford as the toughest rival he has faced since moving to north London in the summer, despite the fact the England international failed to score when Manchester United faced Spurs in August. Van de Ven has been a key player for Tottenham this season and is yet to miss a minute of Premier League action.<\/p>\n

Tottenham shelled out an initial \u00a334million to prise Van de Ven away from Germany. And the centre-back has nailed down a regular starting place alongside Cristian Romero in the Spurs backline.<\/p>\n

Van de Ven\u2019s form helped Spurs storm to the top of the Premier League table after 10 games, with his team winning eight matches and drawing the other two. And the Netherlands international came up against Rashford in his second match for his current employers as Spurs cruised to a 2-0 victory at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.<\/p>\n

Rashford has endured a miserable spell of form this season and returned just one goal and one assist in his first 10 Premier League matches of the campaign. The attacker has been heavily criticised by some pundits and was also told off by his boss Erik ten Hag after partying in Manchester in the aftermath of the Red Devils\u2019 defeat to Manchester City last weekend. But Van de Ven has insisted the forward is top drawer.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe home game against United, Rashford for me, he\u2019s a top player,\u201d the 22-year-old told Sky Sports when asked who his toughest opponent had been so far. \u201cOf course, Man United aren\u2019t doing that well in the league, they\u2019re in a tough period now.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut if you see the quality of Rashford – of course it\u2019s really difficult to play in a team that isn\u2019t going really well – but Rashford for me when I played against him, every second of the game he can do this and he can make a goal. And he\u2019s so strong with the ball, without the ball. For me he\u2019s a top-class player.\u201d<\/p>\n