Former striker Louis Saha believes Manchester United produced qualities during Monday night's 2-1 win over Liverpool that former manager Sir Alex Ferguson would have approved of.
07.08.2022 - 12:35 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Marcus Rashford has backed Manchester United’s young players to make an impact in the new season under Erik ten Hag.
A number of the club’s academy players have featured during pre-season, and will be aiming to impress further as United get their 2022/23 campaign under way against Brighton this afternoon. Ten Hag was known for backing youth during his time at Ajax, and could hand more opportunities during his time at Old Trafford.
Rashford of course knows all about making the jump from the club’s academy to the first team. And the 24-year-old believes the club’s current crop of youngsters have given themselves the best opportunity of following in his footsteps.
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“They’ve done well and showed themselves to the manager,” Rashford told the club’s website. “They were confident on the pitch and they gave 100 per cent and they’ve given themselves a good opportunity.
“Who knows what can happen throughout the season – it’s important that everyone’s ready and they definitely had a good start on the tour.”
United will, of course, have some new faces on show in their curtain-raiser against Brighton. New signings Tyrell Malacia, Lisandro Martinez and Christian Eriksen will be aiming to make their first competitive starts for the club this afternoon.
“They all bring something a little bit different and also off the pitch as well, they bring something new to the dressing room,” Rashford added. “That’s important because it’s a long season and you need each other and to keep each other going and I know they’ll bring that off the pitch.
“On the pitch, they’re comfortable on the ball and they can all play good football. We’re all
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