Rashford's coach reveals TRUTH about Man Utd star

Jacque Talbot

• Updated: 13 Sept 2024 17:48 BST
• 4 min read

Marcus Rashford is raring to go and is putting in extra work as he tries to amend his form early into the new Manchester United season.

The attacker posted the individual training he has been undertaking on his social channels earlier this week, with videos showing him looking sharp in front of goal.

Rashford has come in for a barrage of criticism recently for what fans perceive to be poor form. But alongside Ryan Hopper, a former Red Devils academy player now turned specialist coach, he looked very far improved.

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Hopper spoke to Stretford Paddock about working with Rashford, saying that his experience with the fellow United graduate was the polar opposite of what people may believe.

"Marcus' team reached out to me because he unfortunately wasn't in the England squad," he told the channel. "They wanted to do extra work and we certainly got the work in.

"The conversations me and Marcus had in terms of details. It was great to see that enthusiasm, just to see how much he loves the game. A lot of people have this opinion on Marcus but I can tell you, it is far from what people think.

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"He loves football, loves to train. He wanted to do extras. He wants to really work hard; you can see that by the way he trains and the way he communicates. I was having some great conversations with him about techniques and all sorts of stuff."

🗣️"People have a perception of Rashford, they're wrong!" #MUFC@RHEliteCoaching on working with Marcus Rashford!🔥 pic.twitter.com/F2t1Grb0XN

— Stretford Paddock (@StretfordPaddck) September 13, 2024

Marcus Rashford's form

Rashford enjoyed arguably his best-ever season during Erik ten Hag's inaugural campaign, netting a career-best of 30 goals in all competitions. The club finished in third spot and even won the League Cup, beating Newcastle 2-0 at Wembley.

But things have gone downhill since then. Last season, Rashford looked off the pace, netting eight times in 43 games. This campaign has started goalless, while what's more troubling is his inability to beat his man.

However, Rashford putting the work in proves that he is taking the right steps to bringing back his best self. While there have been glimmers of excellence, too. Against Manchester City, the 26-year-old provided some deadly crosses into the box, with Joshua Zirkzee not being able to get on the end of one particularly brilliant ball in.