Manchester United players arrived at The Lowry Hotel before their Premier League game vs Southampton on Friday night.
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Former Liverpool and England striker Peter Crouch believes Marcus Rashford's recent strikes against both Brentford and West Ham United will have given him the boost he was in desperate need of.
The England international, who has scored five goals in all competitions this term, stepped off the bench against the Hammers on Saturday to net a dramatic 93rd minute winner, moving United back into the top-four.
His late heroics against the Hammers, of course, came less than 72 hours after he stepped off the bench against the Brentford Community Stadium to net United's third goal in their 3-1 win over the west London outfit.
Prior to his return to the side against Brentford, Rashford looked lost and out of sorts, sparking genuine concern from some high-profile figures within the football community, with his body language suggesting that something may have been troubling him.
However, Crouch believes Rashford has now secured the motivation he was in need of, admitting that he hopes his recent goals will "kickstart" his season.
Penning his column for the Mail, Crouch said: "Marcus Rashford had not found the net since October 30 before midweek. For someone of his ability, that is too long and he really needed those goals against Brentford and West Ham.
"The importance of both will do him the world of good, too. Clearly Saturday was a dramatic end at Old Trafford in a hugely important fixture in the race for the top four, but United’s third goal at Brentford — just to extinguish any hope for the hosts — was almost just as important.
"Rashford has not looked himself this year, although is by no means alone at United. Something has not been quite right there all season and that goes back to when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was in charge
Manchester United players arrived at The Lowry Hotel before their Premier League game vs Southampton on Friday night.
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