“I’ve not slept like before ever since he left us, I regret allowing him to leave…I hope the fans forgives me”: Manchester United’s coach Ruben Amorim is regretting his decision to allow fans’ favourite to leave the club in January
The atmosphere away from Manchester United seems to have unlocked Marcus Rashford as he continues his flying start at Aston Villa.
The latest virtuoso display came against Chelsea as Marcus Rashford came off the bench to assist two Marco Asensio goals and help overturn a 0-1 deficit.
Villa won 2-1 at the end and it continued Rashford’s hot start at Aston Villa that will have Man Utd fans watching with a bittersweet feeling.
Unai Emery is already a big Rashford fan after the player did something he last did for Man Utd more than four years ago.
Marcus Rashford’s startling Man Utd comparison
Even before Ruben Amorim arrived and isolated Rashford completely a few games into his tenure, it was accepted that it would be best if the player moved elsewhere.
The 30-goal version of the player was not the norm, but the exception to the norm, even though he’s started off hot at Villa.
However, the blazing start he’s had at Villa can be summed up in a single comparison from his time at Man Utd that puts into perspective the stark contrast.
Against Chelsea, in his fourth game for Aston Villa, he laid on two assists, the first time he did so for Aston Villa but also the first since October 2020.
That was the last time he had multiple assists in a game for United, on October 17, 2020 in a 4-1 win against Newcastle under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Therefore, what he achieved in his fourth game for Aston Villa is what he last managed for United more than four years ago.
Marcus Rashford not a manager problem at Man Utd
Rashford might have scored 30 goals in a season at United under Erik ten Hag, but the more stats like these come along, the clearer one thing gets – Rashford was no longer a manager-specific problem.
He’s always been a player who has struggled with consistency, following up a massive campaign with a disappointing one and thriving in new surroundings to behind with before fizzling out.
It happened under Solskjaer, where he played with freedom but ultimately ended up being one of the poorer performers in a team that led to the Norwegian’s sacking.
The same goes for the trend under Jose Mourinho, Erik ten Hag, Ralf Rangnick, and under Ruben Amorim as well.
Man Utd fans will be happy to see Rashford thrive and be happy but nobody should mistake his success there as an indictment on United. He needed to leave to do this.
