Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has been absolutely abysmal recently, the stats show.
The England international has so much talent and potential, but just can’t quite seem to channel that into consistent performances for Man Utd at the moment, and it looks to be hurting his club.
Erik ten Hag has made Rashford his first choice up front at the expense of Cristiano Ronaldo, and it’s not really looking like it’s worth all the hassle and negative media headlines that have come with it.
See below as Rashford is statistically shown to be United’s least effective attacking player in the team’s last five games, with no goals or assists in that time, and plenty of big chances wasted…
? Marcus Rashford is the worst of Man United attackers in the last 5 games:
– 38 dispossessions
– 8 big chances missed
– 0 goals
– 0 assists pic.twitter.com/oOAm4FjjWT— utdreport (@utdreprot) October 23, 2022
There is surely a case for bringing Ronaldo back into Ten Hag’s starting XI, even if the veteran Portugal international is no longer at the peak of his powers.
It’s hard to imagine the 37-year-old would go that many games with so little impact, as he showed last season that he remains one of the most clinical finishers in the game.
United have relied on goals from midfielders like Casemiro, Scott McTominay, Fred and Bruno Fernandes in recent games, so it’s clear that something needs to change up front.
What are you on, Rashford may not have scored in the last five games but he remains top scorer, and indeed the eight big chances indicate he is getting into the right areas. To be honest I can only recall one nailed on chance, in the last minute v Newcastle, the remainder included a couple of top class saves by the Keepers and some desperate blocks. C. R. has been given plenty of minutes to shine but has generally come up short, it is clear that he is not suited to ten Hags style, a style that the rest of the squad have adopted so successfully why would or should EtH change it Ronaldo needs to gain a little maturity accept an impact player role and expand his legendary career stats