Michael Owen was surprised Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag opted to play Marcus Rashford as a central striker in their heavy defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.
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These are your Manchester United evening headlines on Tuesday, February 14.
Erik ten Hag wants to create a winning culture, a good team and to maximise the potential of players at Manchester United.
Although this season was expected to be a transitional campaign, Ten Hag has already made stellar progress at Old Trafford and his side are currently third in the Premier League, whilst United will also play in the Carabao Cup final this month. He has been able to transform the club's fortunes after arriving on the back of a joyless season and he's inspired improvement from the dressing room, with players such as Marcus Rashford and Luke Shaw rediscovering their form.
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The Dutchman recently attended an Elite Coaches Forum at UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland and he discussed his first season so far in Manchester at that event, where he reiterated his tenure at United must be a long-term project.
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Michael Owen and Michail Antonio agree that the World Cup acted as a form booster for Marcus Rashford ahead of his terrific goal-scoring run for Manchester United.
The attacker netted three times for England in Qatar before netting in eight of his nine Premier League games since. He’s also added five goals in FA Cup and League Cup games since the break and sits on 21 goals for the season.
Rashford was named as the Premier League’s player of the month for January and has already found the net three times in February. West Ham striker Antonio pointed out that his stint with the Three Lions in Qatar has done wonders for his confidence.
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