Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has admitted he is “not happy” with Marcus Rashford’s recent form but says he is convinced the England forward will get back to his best soon.
Rashford, who scored 30 goals in all competitions last season has only one from 15 appearances this term.
On Wednesday, he got a red card in the first half against Copenhagen, and this contributed to a dramatic United collapse as they blew away a 2-0 lead and conceded two goals in the final 10 minutes to lose 4-3 and drop to the bottom of Group A in the Champions League with two games left.
“I think he’s not happy, we are not happy,” Ten Hag said of Rashford’s performances. “We have an expectation. He has high expectations from himself. In this moment he is not in the best form but I know he will be back.
“I know when the team is playing better he will play better. He will go and score goals. I am confident of that. This season he will improve and score goals. He is totally in the team, he is aware of everything so I think he will be back on track.
“It can happen very quickly and sometimes you only need one game. I’m sure he will get there.”
Despite this poor form for the Club,Gareth Southgate has kept faith with Rashford by naming him in his England squad ahead of the Euro 2024 qualifier games.
The defeat against Copenhagen was United’s ninth of the season in 17 games and will head into the game against Luton on Saturday sitting eighth in the Premier League.
For this game, Ten Hag will be without Johnny Evans who limped off early in the first half after pulling up off the ball.
The Northern Ireland defender, who has a regular for United in the last couple of weeks, now joins Lisandro Martinez, Amad Diallo, Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia and Casemiro on the sidelines.
With all those players out, they will hope to return to winning ways against a Luton Town side, who denied Liverpool three points last weekend following a 1-1 stalemate.
