On-loan Manchester United man Marcus Rashford has been criticised for an incident during England’s World Cup qualifier win against Latvia
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Updated 08:07, 25 Mar 2025
England's Marcus Rashford
England's Marcus Rashford(Image: PA)
Marcus Rashford has been criticised for an incident during England’s World Cup qualifier win against Latvia at Wembley.
The on-loan Aston Villa man produced a good performance as Thomas Tuchel’s Three Lions won 3-0 thanks to goals from Reece James, Harry Kane and Eberechi Eze.
But former FIFA referee Keith Hackett thinks Rashford should have been booked for simulation during the first half as he went down in the penalty area with Latvia’s Roberts Savalnieks in close attention.
Referee Orel Grinfeld spotted Savalnieks had not made contact with Rashford and VAR agreed with his decision.
“The action by Rashford is blatant cheating and given the correct decision not to award the appealed penalty kick he (Grinfeld) should have issued a yellow card to Rashford for an act of simulation attempting to deceive the referee,” Hackett told Football Insider.
“Football authorities need to instruct their referees to take firmer action on these incidents.”
Rashford posted a message on Instagram after the win over Latvia, which followed another World Cup qualifier win against Albania at Wembley last Friday night.
He said: “2 wins in 2 games. Thank you for the support.”
He will now return to Villa ahead of their return to action, first in the FA Cup quarter-finals against Championship side Preston on Sunday and then in the Premier League and Champions League.
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