Marcus Rashford is a doubt for Manchester United’s Carabao Cup (English League Cup) final against Newcastle on Sunday at Wembley. This was confirmed today by the coach of the ‘red devils’, Erik ten Hag, coach of the ‘red devils’, who is waiting for the English striker to undergo more tests to determine the exact extent of the injury that forced him to retire on Thursday in the 88th minute of the Europa League game against Barça.
Rashford left the pitch limping after receiving a blow to his left foot moments before a clash with Ronald Araujo and may as a lesser evil not be part of the starting line-up for United, who on Sunday aim to win their first title since 2017 is not convenient for the executioner of Barça in the Europa League because the striker has scored 24 goals since the beginning of the season, the best record of his career. He has achieved 16 of these in the 18 games he has played since the World Cup in Qatar.
I live in four competitions
After eliminating Barça thanks to their victory on Thursday at Old Trafford (2-1), United chose to win four titles. In addition to the League Cup and Europa League, it is third in the Premier League, five points behind leaders Arsenal and will host West Ham in the FA Cup round of 16.
Despite the team’s remarkable evolution since his arrival in the dugout this season, Ten Hag believes United still have a long way to go to get back to their rightful place. “Being in four competitions is not success but the path to success. It is only success when you win trophies. On Sunday we have a chance to be successful,” argued the Dutch coach.
“Newcastle, a pesky rival”
“When we play four competitions we need the whole squad, you can’t do it with eleven players, both from the point of view of physical load and from the tactical point of view,” remarked Ten Hag, who is expected to be a tough opponent on Sunday at Wembley with the League Cup title on the line.
“This is a good team, they have a clear philosophy about how they want to play. They are annoying opponents, so we have to find a way to win. They try to annoy you. We have to play the game and focus on our game,” concluded Ten Hag, who just three days after eliminating Barça, has the chance to lift his first trophy in charge of United.
Source: La Verdad
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