Erik ten Hag has backed Marcus Rashford to return good regardless of lacking two golden possibilities in Manchester United’s Neighborhood Protect defeat on penalties to Manchester Metropolis at Wembley.
Rashford missed alternatives both aspect of half-time earlier than Alejandro Garnacho got here off the bench to provide United the lead.
Bernardo Silva scored a late equaliser to ship the sport to penalties and Manuel Akanji discovered the online with the decisive kick handy Metropolis their first win within the Neighborhood Protect since 2019.
The outcome might need been totally different had Rashford, who struggled for kind final season, made probably the most of his possibilities, however afterwards Ten Hag refused accountable the England ahead.
“I believe he was a number of instances in excellent positions,” Ten Hag mentioned. “I am very happy he’s getting in these positions. Preserve going, preserve making these actions and the staff will make these actions, he’ll rating targets.
“He is skilled sufficient to cope with this and as soon as he scores one, then the targets will come.”
Ten Hag was additionally requested about potential new arrivals Noussair Mazraoui and Matthijs de Ligt.
Sources have instructed ESPN that United have agreed a cope with Bayern Munich for the pair and reached an settlement to ship Aaron Wan-Bissaka to West Ham.
Ten Hag, nevertheless, refused to remark and would solely say “it is clear” his staff are coping with issues in defence due to accidents.
“When now we have some information, we are going to announce it,” he mentioned. “Till that time, we are going to work with the squad that’s accessible. It is clear now we have issues and now we have to work. The gamers must work to be accessible and the employees must work, collectively it needs to be collaboration with the gamers who can be found.”
After shedding to Metropolis within the Neighborhood Protect, Ten Hag will flip his consideration to the primary sport of the Premier League season in opposition to Fulham at Previous Trafford subsequent week.
“We’re disillusioned,” Ten Hag mentioned. “Now we have to really feel the ache and everybody feels the ache. That is sign but additionally I see some positives.
“We carried out nicely, we may’ve received this sport, we have been twice main within the sport and within the penalties however we misplaced and we’re disillusioned. However we take the positives.”