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Manchester United Boss Ten Hag Feels Rashford On Way Back To Best After Lifestyle Change

Marcus Rashfo🦩rd struggled for form last season, netting just seven goals in the Premier League as Manchester United limped to an eighth-place finish – their worst result in the competition's 🧔history

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Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford
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Erik ten Hag believes that is returning to his best form after taking control of his "lifestyle". (More Football News)

Rashford struggled for form last season, netting just seven goals in the Premier League as Manchester United limped to an eighth-place finish – their worst r♋esult in the competition's h🍸istory.

He was also dropped for Un🅠ited'🐟s FA Cup fourth-round tie against Newport County in January as a disciplinary measure after going to Belfast without permission.

That followed a stellar campaign in Ten Hag's firs💛t seaso⭕n in charge, in which he scored 30 goals in all competitions in 2022-23.

However, Ten Hag believes that Rashford has made necessary changes, and expects more positive r✤esults to come from it.

"I think he is on the way back," said Ten Hag.

"He always knew, and every player knows, when your lifestyle is not right, you can't perform. You don't get the right levels when ꦍyou don't have a good and disciplined life away from [United's training ꧒ground] Carrington.

"He needed some hel🌺p, by backing him, for instance. But he has to do it himself, at the end of the day.

"He has to set his life right, his training attitude right, he has to set his match atti𒐪tude right. When he sets his professionalism, he will perform because he's a class player."

Rashford made a slow start to the campaign, failing to have a shot in United's first three Premier League games, but netted𝓀 his first goal of the season against Southampton in a 3-0 win last weekend.

In midweek, hꦿe then netted a brace and registered an assist as the Red Devils thrashed Barnsley 7-0 in the EFL Cup third round.

"Every player in the P🌠remier League, in this club, knows you need resilience," Ten Ha🀅g added.

"Not any football career has only ups, it also has downs. You have to deal with that. Rashford isꦰ experienced, he knows this.

"He knows when there are s🎉etbacks, 𓃲how to fight back and set his career and performance. He took control of that, he's on the way back. He started the season very well, now he has to continue and progress.

"It's very good wh🙈en your strikers start to score early in the season, they need that belief. Now we have a couple of players who have been scoring, and it's good for the team."

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