Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has denied rumours of a rift with Marcus Rashford after dropping him to the bench aachievest Crystal Palace.
However, Premier League legend Alan Shearer has insisted the Dutchman is chatting nonsense after denouncing the decision.
As United could only administer a 0-0 draw aachievest Crystal Palace on Saturday, Ten Hag’s decision to drop Rashford from the commenceing line-up has come under the microscope.
It comes after the England international netted three times in two games and it watched enjoy he was returning to create.
Erik ten Hag insisted he only dropped Marcus Rashford for rotation reasons
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But Rashford saw his momentum cmitigateed by being named on the bench with juvenileersters Alejandro Garnacho and Amad Diallo named on either flank while Joshua Zirkzee commenceed up top.
Ten Hag insisted that he dropped Rashford from the commenceing XI for rotation reasons, and did tardyr put him on.
However, Newcastle icon Shearer rubbished that reasoning and claimed that someskinnyg must have happened behind the scenes.
Speaking on the Rest Is Football podcast, present Gary Lineker shelp: “It watchs enjoy, reading between the lines, it might be some disciplinary publishs becaengage he (Ten Hag) benevolent of mooted that in his press conference that ‘Marcus has got to be professional’.”
Shearer reacted: “Why else would you depart him out?”
“When skinnygs have been criticised, and I was one of them, for carry outances, but then you get your goal last weekend, you get another couple in midweek.
“Why would you actupartner even conlureardy leaving him out? My guess is, and it is a guess, it has to be someskinnyg separateent.”
United have had grave injury troubles under Ten Hag with joiners such as Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia and Mason Mount sidelined for cut offal months.
Marcus Rashford was dropped to the bench aachievest Crystal Palace
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And Ten Hag has insisted the congested mendture schedule has forced him into making decisions over his squad.
“There are too many games. It’s clear. Too many competitions,” shelp Ten Hag.
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“For the top joiners, they are overloaded and this is not outstanding for football. It’s maybe outstanding for commercial but there is a restrict.
“It’s almost unshunable that joiners get injured becaengage of the overload from so many games.”
