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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Andy Hunter

Marcus Rashford claims Manchester United are stuck in ‘no man’s land’

Marcus Rashford
Marcus Rashford is on loan at Barcelona for the season from Manchester United. Photograph: Bagu Blanco/Pressinphoto/Shutterstock

Marcus Rashford has offered a withering assessment of Manchester United’s decline, claiming a lack of identity since Sir Alex Ferguson retired has marooned the club in “no man’s land”.

The on-loan Barcelona striker insists the club’s predicament hurts him as a United player and fan, and laid the blame firmly at Old Trafford’s door. Too many managerial changes and different strategies had undermined the playing principles established under Ferguson, said Rashford, and prevented any meaningful transition. He believes United will not be serious contenders for the Premier League again unless they keep faith with a clear plan.

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