Manchester United beat Everton in Ruben Amorim's first home league game
Marcus Rashford scored a brace and praised the new head coach post-match
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By DANIEL DAVIS
Published: 11:51 EST, 1 December 2024 | Updated: 11:51 EST, 1 December 2024
Marcus Rashford has revealed how Ruben Amorim has lifted Manchester United since replacing Erik ten Hag - after the new head coach continued his unbeaten start.
Rashford scored twice in the 4-0 victory against Everton at Old Trafford, Amorim's first home league game in charge, and admitted he is feeling 'energised'.
The result meant that Amorim is still to suffer his first defeat at the helm, having also overseen a 3-2 win over Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League and a draw with Ipswich.
Despite flickering in and out of form under Ten Hag, Rashford has been pivotal to Amorim's start, with his second and third goals of the new era arriving on Sunday.
And, speaking post-match, he shared his belief that there is more to come.
'It is a nice result,' Rashford told Sky Sports. 'It is important with a new coach and a new play of playing, when we are still learning.
Marcus Rashford scored twice in Manchester United's 4-0 victory against Everton
Ruben Amorim remains unbeaten and Rashford has praised his early impact at Old Trafford
'We have to back up this performance and win in midweek.
'We all, as individuals, want to get back to our best and then push to improve so even in the bad moments you are doing the right thing.
'The connection is going to build and grow the more we get used to him.
'He's [Amorim] come in in a busy period and hopefully the connection keeps building and growing. He's come in with a great attitude and it's passed onto the players.
'The atmosphere is one of the most special things about his club and playing at this great stadium is always a great feeling.
'It is early on but I feel energised and ready for the next game. This game has only just finished but the next one is always the focus for the players.'
United moved up into ninth, four points adrift of the Champions League places, but Amorim was not entirely satisfied with his side's performance.
'The result was good but we were pragmatic. It was not pretty but we were pragmatic. We did our job, which is to win,' he said.
Rashford has been in resurgent form since Amorim replaced Erik ten Hag in the dugout
Amad Diallo stole the show and Joshua Zirkzee netted twice as United moved up to ninth
'You can feel that we have a long way to go. You can feel that in the first few minutes, where we were OK, but then Everton controlled the game. Then we got the goals in the right moment and that changed the game.
'You can't just focus on the result, you have to focus on the way the result appeared.
'Like before the game, we have so much to do, but it is better to work with victories. Let's focus on the performance more than the result.
'You can feel it during the game. It isn't a line of top performances, it is a rollercoaster of performances. We have some moments when we are good but then we have moments when we have to suffer. We did it again like in the Europa League.
'We need time to train and improve. It is better to work with victories.'