Don’t rush Manchester United gem Marcus Rashford, warns cautious Louis van Gaal
Starlet’s astonishing start in senior football has given Red Devils a significant lift at a key stage of a trying season
Marcus Rashford’s astonishing start in senior football has given Manchester United a significant lift at a key stage of a trying season, ahead of Watford’s visit on Wednesday.
We have to wait and see with Marcus. He has only played two matches. It is about consistency. He has to show it in the third and the fourth and the fifth game
The 18-year-old striker has impressed in United’s junior sides this season, scoring three times at Under-19 level and also finding the net regularly for the Under-21 team.
His breakthrough into the senior side, though, has surprised even the most optimistic of United supporters, with four goals in his first two games.
Having struck twice in a Europa League win over FC Midtjylland last Thursday, Rashford followed that up with two more in Sunday’s 3-2 Premier League victory over Arsenal.
Manager Louis van Gaal is wary of asking the Manchester-born forward to take on too much responsibility too soon, but leaving him out against Watford may well prove impossible.
“We have to wait and see with Marcus,” he said. “He has only played two matches. It is about consistency. He has to show it in the third and the fourth and the fifth game.