Shearer's Rashford analysis 'stupid' - Ten Hag

Manchester United head Erik 10 Hag has deed backmost astatine Alan Shearer's "stupid" study of Marcus Rashford's performances truthful acold this season.

Rashford, 26, is yet to people this word and was substituted aft 65 minutes of nan 2-1 conclusion astatine Brighton connected 24 August.

Analysing Rashford's shape connected Match of nan Day pursuing nan nonaccomplishment connected nan southbound coast, Alan Shearer said: "He's had 2 games this play Marcus Rashford and he's not had 1 changeable astatine goal.

"Fifty-seven goals they [Man Utd] scored past season. That was nan worst successful nan apical half. Ruud van Nistelrooy has been brought into there. He's going to person to activity his magic somehow."

Asked astir nan comments arsenic he said to nan media earlier his side's Premier League brushwood pinch Liverpool astatine Old Trafford, Ten Hag was forceful successful his response.

"Everyone gets disapproval from you guys, it doesn't matter what we are doing, if we are winning aliases if we are losing," he said.

"If I return a subordinate off, nan conclusion is I was not happy pinch him. But I was very happy pinch Rashy successful pre-season, against Fulham [in nan opening game] and besides against Brighton.

"I didn't return him disconnected because his performances aliases level were not correct - no, we had to rotate because we person bully players connected nan chair who bring caller energy.

"There will beryllium rotation. Then location is nan conclusion nan subordinate is not performing. It tin beryllium sometimes but decidedly it wasn't successful this case. In this case, it was stupid study from nan pundit."

Rashford's only extremity during United's pre-season circuit was a punishment successful a triumph against Real Betis successful San Diego.

He scored conscionable 8 times successful each competitions past season, pinch his past competitory extremity for nan nine coming during an FA Cup triumph against Liverpool connected 17 March.

Rashford, who was near retired of England's Euro 2024 squad, was omitted from Lee Carsley's first Three Lions squad arsenic interim head for Nations League fixtures successful September.

United big Liverpool astatine Old Trafford connected Sunday (16:00 BST kick-off) but will beryllium without striker Rasmus Hojlund, who is still 3 weeks distant from fittingness pursuing a hamstring injury.