Marcus Rashford’s display for Man Utd at Newcastle was unacceptable – he reminds me of Anthony Martial, says Jamie Carragher | Football News

Jamie Carragher and Roy Keane have criticised Marcus Rashford’s “unacceptable” display in Manchester United’s 1-0 loss at Newcastle, with Carragher claiming the England ahead now “reminds me of Anthony Martial”.

United’s newest defeat left them down in seventh place within the Premier League, 9 factors behind leaders Arsenal, with the membership additionally in peril of not qualifying for the Champions League final 16.

And the Sky Sports pundits each questioned Rashford’s efficiency at St James’ Park on Saturday night when the participant constantly failed to trace again Newcastle full-again Tino Livramento, with Carragher even evaluating the 26-year-outdated’s shows this season with these of his membership-mate Martial, who has constantly underwhelmed whereas at Old Trafford.

“Watching Marcus Rashford final [Saturday] evening that was an unacceptable efficiency for a couple of causes and it isn’t choosing on Rashford as I don’t suppose anybody comes out of it with nice credit score,” Carragher informed Sky Sports.

“But that lad did not play midweek within the Champions League, so there is no little mitigating circumstance of why a participant hasn’t been 100 per cent – taking part in away from house on a Wednesday evening in Europe and then you definitely play Saturday after which the journey.

“But I’ve been a neighborhood participant and it is not straightforward when you find yourself a neighborhood participant, particularly when your crew just isn’t doing properly. You have to tug the crew up with you, as a result of I’m watching Marcus Rashford now and he reminds me of Martial.

“And that’s the worst possible thing you can probably say about him. A foreign player who comes in, hasn’t done the business, doesn’t care really – and that’s a fact with Martial. Marcus Rashford is now looking like Anthony Martial. And if your confidence is down, or you’re not scoring goals, or you’re not getting assists, that is not a problem. You do not stop running for that badge, shirt, or those supporters.”

Keane, in the meantime, claimed United’s followers at the moment are beginning to grow to be annoyed with Rashford, who was one of the membership’s finest gamers in Erik ten Hag’s debut marketing campaign at the helm final day out – signing a brand new huge-cash, 5-yr deal in July as reward – however who has managed simply two targets in all competitions to date this season, one of which was a penalty at Everton the earlier weekend.

“What about his body language? The wide players I played with, who were very talented – [Ryan] Giggs, [David] Beckham, [Lee] Sharpe, [Andrei] Kanchelskis, they ran,” mentioned the previous United captain.

“They ran they usually had been high gamers for Man Utd. It’s alright working that means [forwards], however you have to run again. Man Utd’s followers do not soar on gamers’ backs that rapidly however they’re actually annoyed with Rashford at the second. For his lack of ability? Not actually. It’s as a result of they do not see a participant working.

“He’s a neighborhood lad, he’s bought lots of plaudits over the previous few years and he’s bought the mega deal. But you look at gamers and ask, ‘have they bought that need to do properly?’

“Marcus is not displaying it that a lot. Give him a ball to take a penalty [at Everton]? No, I want a bit extra. Run ahead, no drawback, however you run again if you’re taking part in for Man Utd – and no excuses. Every participant can have a dip in confidence however you suppose, ‘how do I repair this?’ You run.

Carragher and Keane consider Manchester-born Rashford must be setting a greater instance to his crew-mates on this tough time for the membership, with the previous Liverpool skipper highlighting Heung-Min Son’s tireless display in Tottenham’s 3-3 draw at Manchester City on Sunday compared.

“There’s no tougher place you’ll go as a wide player than Man City,” mentioned Carragher. “You’re not going to get a lot of a kick.

“Son did not stop running. That was a captain. We’re not asking for the goals and assists with Rashford. We’ve seen that in the past. What you’re asking for is leadership. It does not matter who he is playing with, those players should look up to him and say, ‘he’s Manchester United – he embodies this club’.”

Keane referred to as on Rashford to now arise and be counted

“He’s 26. He’s not a child anymore,” he mentioned. “He’s a talented player. If he’s one of the senior players – and he’s got that huge money – he’s got to set the example. Is he on his own? Of course not.”