Erik ten Hag, the manager of Manchester United, defended his choice to start Marcus Rashford on the bench in their team’s 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace, calling the commentators’ outrage “ludicrous.”
Alejandro Garnacho, Joshua Zirkzee, and Amad Diallo were the forward line that started ahead of Rashford, despite the fact that he had scored three goals in his previous two games.
Nevertheless, the Red Devils’ lackluster performance made it difficult for them to convert possession into goals, and their squandered opportunities at Selhurst Park allowed the hosts to draw even without playing at their best.
Jamie Redknapp of Sky Sports was one of the many who questioned Ten Hag’s choice to exclude Rashford, speculating that there might have been further considerations at work.
Redknapp remarked, “It feels like something has gone wrong.” “I am unaware of the specifics. However, you don’t bench a man who has two goals against Southampton and in the middle of the week.
“I wouldn’t want to say he’s back, but he seems like the Rashford from two years ago.” The manager may be frustrated, but it feels like something happened this week. It is rare for a manager to reject players due to their way of living.
While Ten Hag has done it a few times, Sir Alex Ferguson would never have done it. The players don’t always benefit from it.
Ten Hag then became enraged and said, “The speculation from such pundits is crazy,” in response to Redknapp and others who agreed with the former Liverpool player.
