I doubt anyone at Anfield is losing any sleep over losing out on Rashford, but in my view, he made the right decision to reject Liverpool.
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Arsenal, Newcastle and even the Chinese Super League have been mentioned as possible destinations, but the 34-year-old is only concerned about enjoying himself with United and England. His most recent goal was for United Under-18s in mid-February, which helped lift them off the bottom of their youth league.
The Dutch winger has scored two goals in 20 Premier League games so far this season.
He acknowledged that “obviously it is not easy” but said: “You can ask my staff, when they asked me “who do you want?’ I said ‘Manchester United”.
“We all know what he meant”.
“We need to play at that high pace again to be risky. Behind the scenes he is a chilled out guy, he is great company, but all the staff are working hard to make us better players”.
“I want to play every game because you’re used to playing most games, but it’s just how it is”.
While Mourinho has been the overwhelming favourite to take over from Van Gaal at Old Trafford, there seems to be a sort of reluctance from within the club’s hierarchy to sign the former Chelsea manager.
“He’s trained with us quite a lot this season”, Carrick said of the teenager. “They are at a different level”. “Now, Memphis has to show it against Arsenal because Arsenal are another level”. The young Frenchman got hurt in pregame warm-ups before the Europa League clash at FC Midtjylland.
The draw for the last 16 takes place on Friday.
He may have come in for heavy criticism for his decision to work with a small squad, but Louis Van Gaal says it has allowed Manchester United’s youngsters a chance to break through. “The big challenge for us is to put in another big performance so soon after the last one”. Since then, the Manchester club have played three games – two in the Europa League and one in the FA Cup.
“There are moments when Memphis is good, but there are also moments when he is not so consistent”.
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“I watched him last night and he was quite impressive”, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said. “That’s why it’s a fantastic step for them in their learning process, their development process”.
