01 Aug 2026 09:51:39
Rashford really gets battered on here. I don't understand the hate he gets at all. Seems like a good lad. I still believe he can give something to the team too so I'm rooting for him.
01 Aug 2026 10:49:52
There are 4 main reasons, Banjoe.
1. He said he wants to leave.
2. His commitment and dedication have been lacking, turning up late, going partying.
3. He appeared to not be trying too hard.
4. Most damning, for the last 2 years, he has been pants.
Yeah, seems like a good lad.
01 Aug 2026 11:01:27
Good lad? Two better words: "bad egg", and that is what is printable here.
That situation, where he was in N Ireland at a night club, could not make training the next morning, rang in sick, flew back too late, and then totally disrespected the shirt by flouncing around on the field.
All unacceptable.
He must never play in that shirt again. If Carrick allows it, then he is a weak manager.
01 Aug 2026 11:07:36
Hate. ??? What is it with people and this hate today? It's disgusting and totally inappropriate, imo.
I don't know of anybody that hates Rashford.
I never want him to play for United again for all the reasons above, but I don't hate him.
Dumb expression, and used too often. Not getting at you, Banjoe, lots of people use it.
I hope he is sold or loaned, and if not, left with the reserves. Highly unlikely, but that's my view.
01 Aug 2026 11:14:55
He's unprofessional and was part of the creation of a toxic culture at the club. We've turned over a new leaf, and part of that was not indulging individuals in the way Rashford has been for years. If he comes back, it would need to be with the condition that he acknowledges the need to change his approach dramatically.
01 Aug 2026 11:26:17
The club will make the correct decision for the club. He's a good player, despite some of the nonsense on here suggesting otherwise. If Carrick thinks he can add something to this squad and team, then that, for me, actually shows far more strength of character than weakness to allow him back, coach him and contribute.
He lost his way, had enough of the basket case this club was under Ten Hag and Amorim, and we have no idea what was said to him during this time.
We're all so quick to judge, and keen to write people off in this world. It's tiresome.
It may be he has backed himself into a corner, and his best option is Utd. Do I think he'll stay? I'm not so sure. His options now feel limited to us, Chelsea, or Spurs. I know, here, I'd rather knuckle down and play.
01 Aug 2026 11:31:29
The question I ask myself is, why didn't Barca want him? He had a decent season, but then they decided not to spend £27m for him, opting instead to pay £$70m for Gordon, same position.
Why the extra £43m? Age, maybe: Rashford 28yrs and Gordon 25yrs.
I think it is something more; they have handled him for a whole season, and he did well for them, but they still do not want him at a bargain price!!
01 Aug 2026 12:39:10
The club don't want him, but may be forced to keep him if he doesn't get a move he wants. It's a shame the whole situation.
01 Aug 2026 13:13:56
Well reading what Redman thinks about him, I would say "hate" is not far off the mark, Tumbleweed.
01 Aug 2026 13:21:22
Eric
I'm not quick to judge. I defended him for years, ask United Addict, he and I used to spar regularly about Rashford, and I was always in his corner.
But what I have seen is a nice young man suddenly start being the big I am. The Rolls Royce, the bling, the tatts, the nightclubs. He's free to do all these things, but when there is a lack of professionalism off the pitch, and a lack of effort on the pitch, then it grates.
I don't hate him, I'm just sad and disappointed at how his career and approach has regressed.
He could have been the next captain, he could have been the future, but right now he's struggling to find a top club that wants him.
01 Aug 2026 13:26:11
Banjoe
I don't hate Rashford or anyone tbh. Simple, he disrespected the club and must never play for us again. No hate.
01 Aug 2026 13:31:08
Banjoe, Redman doesn't even know Rashford, and certainly does not hate him.
Redman, do you hate Marcus
Rashford?
01 Aug 2026 15:05:07
The problem is, he is supposed to be a United fan and is an academy graduate, which means he gets held to a higher standard by the fanbase than players we sign, as he's living our dream.
Is that fair? Absolutely not, but it's the case anyway.
He is someone you would expect to be a leader, certainly an advocate for the club in our dressing room. Yet the stories that leak out seem to suggest something very different.
There was a time that he was a hard working, dedicated player, someone who played with painkilling injections and delayed surgery to help the club. He was also performing well on the pitch, often only second to Bruno for goal contributions each season.
But then something changed with him, and it appears that he stopped playing for his boyhood club and just started clocking in and out of work, giving the bare minimum. He started becoming late, going out partying, and generally going off the rails a little bit.
I'm not sure what happened, but something shattered his idea of what the club is, or how he sees the club.
Rumours are that his personal life went a little awry, that he broke up with his long term girlfriend, who was supposedly a stabilising influence.
Maybe he felt the club owed him more support, maybe he felt let down by the club.
Either way, his performances dropped and his attitude was seemingly affecting others. To the point that the club were prepared to ship him out on loan to Barcelona.
Maybe too many bridges have been burned, maybe too much has passed. But if a solution to leave cannot be found, then he and the club need to find a way to work together. Maybe having a former teammate in Carrick as the manager might be able to get through to him. Maybe his time away from the club has allowed him to reassess his priorities/opinions.
If we can get the 2022/23 version of Marcus Rashford back, 30 goals and 11 assists in all competitions, along with a hard working attitude, then maybe fans will start to soften their view of him.
I hope we see the best of him again, it would be a shame for his story to peter out, and end with him being bundled out the side door. But I'm not sure I have much expectation that he will find his best form for us again.