Striker Rashford on song for United
MANCHESTER United manager Jose Mourinho believes that Marcus Rashford is proving his value to the side after the young striker scored the late goal that defeated Hull City on Saturday.
Rashford hit eight goals in 18 matches for United last season, having broken into the first team in February, and went on to win a place in England’s Euro 2016 squad.
However, the 18-year-old has been named as a substitute for all three of his club’s Premier League matches so far this season and had not come on at all until Saturday’s game, with Mourinho preferring new signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic in attack.
Rashford has also dropped down to the England U21 squad, selected for a Euro 2017 qualifier against Norway on September 6.
In his pre-match news conference on Friday, Mourinho was quick to state the teenager will get chances to play in all competitions this season.
The manager was full of praise of Rashford once more after he converted Wayne Rooney’s cross two minutes into stoppage time to give United a 1-0 victory in torrential rain at the KCOM Stadium.
One setback for United was a back injury to midfielder Marouane Fellaini, which makes him a doubt for Belgium’s World Cup qualifier in Cyprus in September 6.
Hull caretaker-manager Mike Phelan called for a quick conclusion to the club’s takeover saga.
Ehab Allam, one of Hull’s owners, indicated that a deal has been agreed to sell the club to, it is believed, a Chinese consortium led by commercial property investors Dai Yongge and Dai Xiu Li. — AFP