The noise around Marcus Rashford at Manchester United has quietened a bit as Ruben Amorim’s men have started playing well on their own.
However, Marcus Rashford still remains a hot topic of discussion, especially due to his good form for Aston Villa.
Unai Emery is a Rashford fan, and the player has been recalled to the England squad as well, leaving many to wonder how just a change of surroundings can make that big an impact.
Well, as per John McGinn, it has made all the difference, with his four-word verdict on Rashford a reflecting damningly on United, while the player isn’t blameless either.
How and why did it come to this?
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John McGinn’s four-word Marcus Rashford verdict
It was regularly said that all Rashford needed to do to find form was leave Old Trafford and that has proven to be the case.
Away from the intense scrutiny and glare at United, Rashford has been freed at a team that is in the best moment of its existence in the 21st century under a very capable manager.
Villa stalwart, John McGinn, recently had some words on how Rashford and his partner-in-crime Marco Asensio are developing at his club.
Of all the things he said, his four words- that Rashford can now be seen with a “smile on his face”, reflect badly on a player who wasn’t feeling that way at his boyhood club, and a club that failed its boyhood fan.
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McGinn said: “They have maybe lost their way for certain reasons but what they’ll get from us is love and support and team-mates who will graft for them.
“We want them to be happy again. And every day that you see them, they have a smile on their face. That’s when you know footballers are happy and at their best.
“In that game against Club Brugge, Marcus played his best game in that second half. He was a constant threat.”
Rashford and Man Utd must share the blame
It is easy to read McGinn’s comments and come to the conclusion that United didn’t provide him “love and support” or his teammates didn’t “graft” for him.
However, the reality is that Rashford was given unconditional backing by multiple managers at Old Trafford, and he had instances of unprofessionalism under every single one.
Therefore, the blame must be shared between the club and the player on how bad things had gotten between the two, a process that Ruben Amorim didn’t start, merely accelerated.
Nevertheless, it reflects damningly that a boyhood United fan has had to leave his club to rediscover the joy he had for the game elsewhere.
Neither party comes out of this with very much credit to their name.