Erik ten Hag 'frustrated' with Marcus Rashford as theory emerges on Man Utd axe

Jamie Redknapp has questioned whether an incidental distant from shot has contributed to Marcus Rashford being dropped for the Premier League clash distant to Crystal Palace

Jamie Redknapp believes Erik 10 Hag has go "frustrated" with Marcus Rashford and questioned whether an incidental involving the guardant has led to the caput coach's latest determination to driblet him.

Rashford was near retired of the starting XI for Saturday evening's Premier League sojourn to Crystal Palace and Ten Hag said it "wasn't a hard decision" to seat him.

But Redknapp, speaking connected Sky Sports, reckons it is unwise for managers to truthful openly punish players for their lifestyle. Rashford was dropped past play pursuing an unsanctioned sojourn to a Belfast nightclub but has appeared successful bully signifier successful caller appearances, scoring successful the past 2 games.

"It feels similar thing has gone untoward," Redknapp said. "I don't cognize the details. But you don't driblet a subordinate that has scored 2 successful midweek and against Southampton.

"I'd beryllium tense to accidental helium is backmost but helium is showing signs of the Rashford from 2 years ago. It feels similar something's happened possibly this week, I don't cognize the manager's frustration. It is antithetic for a manager to retired players for their lifestyle.

"Sir Alex Ferguson would person ne'er done it, whereas Ten Hag has done it connected a fewer occasions. It is not ever beneficial to the players."

Rashford struggled for signifier past play and was near retired of Gareth Southgate's England squad for the European Championships successful Germany.

And Redknapp added: "Something hasn't been close with Marcus. I don't cognize however helium lives his manner but the manager's evidently alluded to it not being successful the close way.

"Now, this feline is simply a player, but you can't enactment diesel successful a Ferrari engine. You can't. If you privation to play right, you've got to beryllium astatine it astatine each times, particularly astatine a nine erstwhile you're nether the scrutiny similar Manchester United.

"There's nary uncertainty successful his talent, but erstwhile the manager talks astir you're not professional, you can't person that. That's not acceptable for a subordinate these days.

"Not erstwhile you're dealing with immoderate of the overseas players that travel successful and unrecorded their lives close each azygous day.

"So there's evidently thing that's happened successful Ten Hag's defence, but for Marcus Rashford to person that labelled against him it's not perfect for him either."

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