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Former Manchester City and England striker Trevor Sinclair believes Manchester United ace Marcus Rashford can fight his way back to his best performance levels under Erik ten Hag.
Rashford, who, on Tuesday, was left out of Gareth Southgate's latest England squad for the upcoming UEFA Nations League fixtures next month, experienced a difficult season at Old Trafford this term, performing well below his usual standards. He scored just five goals in 32 appearances in all competitions.
He was often criticised throughout the campaign for his performances and genuine concerns about his welfare were raised after United's slender victory over Aston Villa in the FA Cup back in January. The versatile attacker looked lost and dumbfounded against Steven Gerrard's side.
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Rashford then, as reported by the Manchester Evening News at the time, was considering his future at the club after being left out of the starting XI for the 4-1 defeat to Manchester City in March. Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani were both unavailable, but Ralf Rangnick favoured Bruno Fernandes in front.
And for former England international Sinclair, Rashford struggled this season as a result of a catalogue of things going against him. But he is hopeful a new manager being in place next term will help him.
"Let's look at his season; in the summer he had an operation, missed pre-season and as anyone knows who plays the game, if you don't have a good pre-season you're playing catch-up," Sinclair told talkSPORT. "He's trying to get going.
"The club as it is didn't do well this season, it changed management three times, the club's been all over the place - he's been a
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