Former Manchester United star, Lee Sharpe has reportedly told Marcus Rashford to leave if he is not fully in support of manager Erik ten Hag.
Rashford, 25, embarrassed United by skipping training the day after being caught on camera in a Belfast nightclub. There were rumors that he had been drinking tequila and going on a binge with an old teammate in Northern Ireland.
Although he performed well against Aston Villa and scored in his subsequent game against Wolves, Sharpe is worried that the recent incident implies he is not entirely in support of Ten Hag.
“We know he likes to point to his head when celebrating and I think that’s where all the answers lie – does he love the club enough and want to play there enough?” Sharpe told Lucky Block as reported by Goal.
“He needs to want to help his team and try and reach those levels of last season; if he isn’t, then he may have had his head turned.
“Is he perhaps unhappy with the manager or the way that the club is being run? There may be something on the inside that we don’t know about which is making him that 4-5% unhappier at the club.
“In which case, he needs to leave and be replaced by someone who is 100% behind the team and the manager. Only Marcus Rashford can really answer that question.”
“I don’t know him personally, so I think only Marcus Rashford knows what’s going on with his United career,” Sharpe added.
Rasford has been heavily criticized for his inability to replicate his last season’s blistering form when he scored 30 goals across all competitions.
This season, the England international has been able to muster 5 goals and provide 6 assists in 28 matches.
United are currently 6th in the Premier League standings and they are on a 4-match unbeaten run.
The Red Devils are set to travel to Villa Park for their league clash against Aston Villa on Sunday, 11 February.
