Ex-Man Utd star Phil Jones points finger at Erik ten Hag after snubbing Marcus Rashford

Erik 10 Hag decided to seat Marcus Rashford for Manchester United's clash with Crystal Palace, contempt the guardant scoring 3 goals successful the Red Devils' past 2 games

Former Manchester United defender Phil Jones has suggested that Erik 10 Hag has risked halting Marcus Rashford's momentum aft benching him against Crystal Palace.

Rashford, 26, has rediscovered his goalscoring signifier successful the past week; scoring erstwhile successful United's comfy 3-0 victory distant to Southampton past Saturday earlier netting 2 goals against Barnsley connected Tuesday successful the Carabao Cup, arsenic the Red Devils won 7-0. But erstwhile squad quality was announced up of United's travel to Selhurst Park, it was a astonishment to spot Rashford lone named arsenic a substitute.

Joshua Zirkzee replaced the England planetary up front, with Ten Hag aboriginal revealing that it wasn't a 'difficult' call to driblet Rashford completely, and play Alejandro Garnacho and Amad connected the flanks. But Jones reckons that the Dutchman's determination could travel backmost to haunt him.

"Really amazed [at the decision]," Jones reacted connected Sky Sports pre-match. "I did spot him starting truthful helium could physique that momentum. I americium definite helium volition play a large relation from the bench."

Fellow pundit Jamie Redknapp added: "It feels similar thing has gone untoward. 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."

Redknapp's comments travel aft Ten Hag publically reminded Rashford, who yet came connected successful the 61st infinitesimal with the crippled goalless, to support his manner successful cheque disconnected the pitch. Speaking astatine his pre-match property league connected Friday, the Red Devils brag affirmed: "He has to acceptable his beingness right, his grooming cognition right, his lucifer cognition right.

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"When helium sets his professionalism right, helium volition perform, due to the fact that he's a people player. I deliberation helium ever knew - and each subordinate knows [what they indispensable do] - due to the fact that erstwhile your manner is not right, you can't perform. You don't get the close levels erstwhile you don't person a bully and disciplined beingness distant from Carrington [United's grooming ground]."

After confirming his starting line-up against Palace, Ten Hag explained to Sky: "It was not hard due to the fact that we request to rotate. We person galore games to screen and we person to springiness Alejandro games - and arsenic we person each seen, helium has specified a batch of extremity product, scored truthful galore goals, truthful galore assists, but often arsenic a sub. Also needs starts - he's had conscionable 1 commencement this season."

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