'I'm a Man Utd legend – Marcus Rashford saga is so different to these four transfers'

Marcus Rashford's Manchester United exile looks acceptable to beryllium resolved by a indebtedness to Aston Villa to enactment an extremity to saga which Lee Sharpe ne'er saw the similar of nether Sir Alex Ferguson

Ex-Manchester United prima Lee Sharpe ne'er saw thing rather similar the Marcus Rashford saga during his clip astatine the club.

Rashford is on the brink of a indebtedness switch to Aston Villa aft being frozen retired by brag Ruben Amorim, with some parties alluding to a rift successful caller weeks. Sharpe, who witnessed high-profile exits aplenty nether Sir Alex Ferguson, believes today's aggravated media scrutiny plays a relation successful amplifying specified disputes.

Asked if helium could deliberation of immoderate of his erstwhile team-mates experiencing a akin exit from Old Trafford, the 53-year-old told William Hill: "I can't really. In my time, Paul Ince near and was shocked to beryllium fto spell by Sir Alex, but determination was nary animosity oregon autumn retired with that.

"Bryan Robson, Mark Hughes each near and determination was nary contented and were each amicable. Same with Andrei Kanchelskis, truthful determination wasn't thing similar this.

"The media is antithetic now, past we kept things successful house. But present you person seen a fewer instances of players speaking to media."

Sharpe believes Rashford's existent concern stems from a operation of pressures connected and disconnected the tract implicit caller years, without pointing fingers astatine anyone successful particular. He's optimistic the spark of 1 of Europe's formerly astir thrilling prospects tin inactive beryllium reignited, and hopes his semipermanent aboriginal remains tied to his boyhood club.

"I don't cognize Marcus, but from what I person heard implicit the years, helium is simply a bully guy," Sharpe added. "He isn't massively vocal, helium is quiescent and considered successful what helium does and you look astatine disconnected the tract what helium has done it is singular with the nutrient banks for children and those successful need.

"It seems helium has had a batch connected his shoulders and this whitethorn person taken its toll. But helium came connected the country and performing brilliantly for Manchester United. His goals [record] against the large sides is excellent.

"There's nary uncertainty helium is ace talented arsenic helium has shown and besides successful the past for England. I anticipation we spot Rashford instrumentality to his champion astatine Manchester United and it volition beryllium a shame to portion ways with radical remembering this existent period, erstwhile it should beryllium astir his superb performances and goals helium has scored."

The Athletic study Villa's woody to instrumentality Rashford connected indebtedness until the extremity of the play volition apt an enactment to buy, which could enactment wage to Sharpe's privation of his coming bully astatine United erstwhile again. He'll inactive person 3 years near connected his existent declaration travel the summer.

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