{"id":290348,"date":"2023-10-07T08:34:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T08:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=290348"},"modified":"2023-10-07T08:34:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T08:34:15","slug":"rashford-could-be-axed-for-man-uniteds-clash-against-brentford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/rashford-could-be-axed-for-man-uniteds-clash-against-brentford\/","title":{"rendered":"Rashford &apos;could be AXED for Man United&apos;s clash against Brentford&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Marcus Rashford &#8216;could be AXED by Erik ten Hag for Man United&#8217;s clash against Brentford&#8217; after his boss admitted the forward was &#8216;struggling&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Marcus Rashford has scored just one goal in nine appearances this season<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Erik ten Hag &#8216;could drop the forward for Man United&#8217;s clash with Brentford&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Click HERE to listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Man United striker Marcus Rashford reportedly could be dropped by Erik ten Hag for Saturday&#8217;s clash with Brentford.<\/p>\n<p>After a career-best 30-goals in 2022-23, Rashford has scored just once in nine games so far this season, in a United side that have failed to live up to expectations.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils sit 10th in the league after losing four of their opening seven games, while their hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout rounds have taken a dent after losing their opening two group games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rashford could now make way as Ten Hag looks for a solution, with the Sun reporting that\u00a0Alejandro Garnacho or Anthony Martial could replace him on the left wing.<\/p>\n<p>Martial came off the bench for the English striker in United&#8217;s last Premier League game, a 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace, while Garnacho replaced him in the midweek 3-2 loss to Galatasaray.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/08\/76271463-0-image-a-1_1696664497094.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Marcus Rashford has struggled to match his impressive 2022-23 form this season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/08\/76271461-0-image-a-2_1696664499793.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man United boss Erik ten Hag &#8216;could drop the forward for Saturday&#8217;s clash with Brentford&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/08\/76271487-0-image-a-4_1696664524664.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils have lost four of their opening seven league games and sit bottom of their Champions League group<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of the Brentford game, Ten Hag accepted that Rashford was not at his best but insisted things will get better.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s normal that you are not always right in the same levels,&#8217; he said, &#8216;Everyone knows his qualities. We&#8217;ve seen he is getting in good positions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He is struggling but it will pass. Everyone at United backs him, the whole team supports him and believes in him. I am sure with that it will change.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Strikers, when they don&#8217;t score for a moment, they need one goal, then they step over. It will come. The momentum will come and he will be on fire.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It has been a gloomy start to the season for Ten Hag&#8217;s men, but new striker\u00a0Rasmus Hojlund has given fans something to get excited about.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old has three goals in two UCL appearances since signing, and was named man of the match against Galatasaray despite being on the losing side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Dane and Brentford boss Thomas Frank was full of praise for the young forward, as he said on Friday: &#8216;I know he is not playing for Brentford, but I am Danish and I&#8217;m happy to see Danish players coming through and doing well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I must say he was impressive against Galatasaray, two very good goals, he looks like he is in a very good place and hopefully we can keep him quiet on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/08\/76271467-0-image-a-7_1696664545064.jpg\" height=\"410\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rasmus Hojlund has been a bright spark and scored twice against Galatasaray in the week<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/08\/76271469-0-image-a-6_1696664538614.jpg\" height=\"412\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Thomas Frank said the 20-year-old was &#8216;in a very good place&#8217; and hopes Brentford can keep him quiet<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12604607\/Marcus-Rashford-AXED-Erik-ten-Hag-Man-Uniteds-clash-against-Brentford-boss-admitted-forward-struggling.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marcus Rashford &#8216;could be AXED by Erik ten Hag for Man United&#8217;s clash against Brentford&#8217; 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