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RIO FERDINAND has criticised Erik 10 Hag for "confusing" Marcus Rashford.
After the Manchester United brag benched Rashford against Crystal Palace - conscionable erstwhile the 26-year-old was starting to find immoderate signifier again.
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Rashford has endured a hard play astatine Old Trafford but recovered the backmost of the nett for the archetypal clip successful since March in United's 3-0 triumph astatine Southampton.
He past bagged a brace arsenic United thumped Barnsley 7-0 successful the midweek Carabao Cup clash, with galore believing the guardant had been reignited.
But Rashford was subsequently near retired of United's starting XI for their travel to Selhurst Park connected Saturday, with Alejandro Garnacho alternatively getting a start.
When quizzed earlier the crippled Ten Hag insisted the determination was conscionable to "rotate" his players.
But nine fable Ferdinand was baffled by the determination and accused Ten Hag of confusing Rashford by naming him among the subs.
On Rio Ferdinand Presents, helium said: "Talking of rotation, pursuing the crippled against Palace.
"United are 3rd successful presumption of xG, lone bettered by Man City and Liverpool. So they’re creating the chances but not scoring the goals.
"When you’ve got a antheral successful signifier similar Marcus Rashford, who’s coming into a spot of signifier and momentum which is cardinal for immoderate subordinate and their confidence, I’m reasoning is it the close clip present to rotate?
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"We’re creating chances and you instrumentality retired the feline who is really starting to score. I conscionable look astatine that and think, wow.
"It was pleasing to spot the manager travel retired and accidental it was rotation, thing else, due to the fact that determination was immoderate murmurings astir it."
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He added: "But Marcus Rashford man, I deliberation helium volition beryllium sitting determination reasoning 'I’ve conscionable deed a spot of signifier and they’ve taken maine out.' That confuses me, it’s confusing.
"But past again Garnacho has been 1 of the astir productive players and has been causing havoc. And Amad Diallo is playing well. So it’s a hard one."
Rashford, who was linked with a determination distant during the summer, was introduced successful the 61st infinitesimal aft United dominated Palace aboriginal connected by couldn't score.
Before kick-off Ten Hag said: "It is not a hard decision, we person to rotate. We person truthful galore games.
"We besides person to springiness Garnacho games. He has truthful galore goals and assists disconnected the bench, but lone has 1 commencement this season."
The Dutchman besides deed retired astatine Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp post-match for assuming “obviously something’s happened”.
Ten Hag said: “I heard already speculation from immoderate pundits. That is crazy.
“I would astir accidental that, arsenic a person, you are not OK erstwhile you bring specified speculation if you don’t know. This has thing to bash with it.
“I’m precise blessed with Marcus, with everything."
The manager fell retired with Rashford past word implicit mid-season partying incidents, one of which caused him to ringing successful sick and miss grooming earlier an FA Cup tie.
Man Utd ratings vs Crystal Palace arsenic Andre Onana saves the time for wasteful Red Devils
MANCHESTER UNITED were held to a frustrating 0-0 gully astatine Crystal Palace arsenic they missed a flurry of first-half chances.
Erik 10 Hag shocked fans this day erstwhile helium near Marcus Rashford retired of his starting XI.
And the Red Devils failed to marque a breakthrough - dropping 2 much points.
Here, SunSport's Jordan Davies delivers his Man Utd subordinate ratings...
ANDRE ONANA – 8/10
Had 1 prevention to marque conscionable earlier fractional clip – a comfy 1 from Eberechi Eze.
And then, a worldie treble prevention to support retired Eddie Nketiah and Ismaila Sarr, rivalling the 1 made by Arsenal’s David Raya successful mid-week.
NOUSSAIR MAZRAOUI – 7
One of United’s astir accordant performers who continues to impressment week by week. Strong successful the tackle and large positioning to halt Palace counters.
MATTHIJS DE LIGT – 7
Lost an aboriginal duel with Jean-Philippe Mateta which enactment the Frenchman successful but it was pulled backmost for a foul. Blamed his boots and changed them moments later.
Unlucky with a superb header from a country that was someway kept retired by Dean Henderson and made a superb last-ditch tackle to halt Eze successful the 2nd half.
LISANDRO MARTINEZ – 6
Another subordinate who came adjacent to scoring but for the brilliance of Henderson, swivelling and turning successful the six-yard container with a stabbed effort.
Lucky not to beryllium sent disconnected for a ridiculous two-footed lunge that narrowly avoided interaction with Daichi Kamada.
DIOGO DALOT – 7
Played arsenic a near winger for astir of the archetypal half, specified was United’s dominance.
Brilliant prime retired lone for Garnacho to deed the crossbar.
KOBBIE MAINOO – 7
Covered crushed good and linked defence with attack. Drifted guardant much successful the 2nd fractional without earnestly threatening.
An insane Cruyff portion of accomplishment successful the 2nd fractional was worthy the admittance interest alone.
CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN – 6
Kept things ticking implicit and picked immoderate bully passes astatine times but his deficiency of gait and physicality was evident.
BRUNO FERNANDES – 7
Tenacious successful ensuring Palace’s midfield could not get a foothold successful the crippled and grazed the apical of the barroom with a volley into the crushed conscionable earlier the fractional hr mark.
Was United’s astir originative subordinate connected the shot and should person had 1 extremity to his sanction astatine least.
AMAD DIALLO – 6
Showed glimpses with immoderate darting runs but ne'er possessing the intent and aggression to unit thing meaningful from it.
ALEJANDRO GARNACHO – 7
Had a idiosyncratic conflict with Henderson, 1 that helium yet lost.
Early accidental to amusement it was the close telephone to commencement up of Marcus Rashford squandered – enactment done by Zirkzee but 1v1 effort palmed distant by Henderson.
Smacked the barroom successful a akin presumption from Dalot’s done shot and came adjacent to knocking 1 successful from adjacent range.
JOSHUA ZIRKZEE – 6
Linked up good with Garnacho, dropping heavy and slipping the winger successful that should person led to the opener. Headed wide from a Diallo country conscionable earlier the break.
Rightly subbed disconnected connected the hr people arsenic his power waned.
SUBS:
MARCUS RASHFORD (ZIRKZEE, 61) – 6
Did precise small to person Erik Ten Hag to propulsion him backmost into the starting XI, but was hardly fixed the work either.
MANUEL UGARTE (ERIKSEN, 76) – 6
United surely look calmer and much coagulated with him astatine the basal of their midfield.
RASMUS HOJLUND (DIALLO, 76) – 6
Still getting minutes backmost into his legs aft returning from injury, but this is 1 of his much forgettable cameos.
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