Rangnick ponders what to do next with lost soul Rashford

No 'big' football club has ever been in more dire need of an inspirational new manager than the current Manchester United, illustrated most clearly by Marcus Rashford's situation

Manchester United's Marcus Rashford (right) trips in the penalty area during the Premier League match at Old Trafford, Manchester. Picture date: Saturday April 2, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Man Utd. Photo credit should read: Zac Goodwin/PA Wire.

NO “big” football club has ever been in more dire need of an inspirational new manager and leader than the current Manchester United but one thing Saturday’s turgid draw with Leicester underlined is how desperate the situation has become for Marcus Rashford, above all others.

While his international team mates jetted around the world in the previous two and a half weeks, the out-of-form United forward remained at home, resting, training and trying to recover from an increasingly disastrous campaign, personally and collectively.