“If they sack me today, they are right…I shouldn’t have benched them, I’m sorry”: Erik ten Hag swallows his pride and apologize to Man United’s fans for benching TWO Player’s who have are the best so far in this season
Erik ten Hag, the manager of Manchester United, defended his choice to start Marcus Rashford on the bench in their team’s 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace, calling the commentators’ outrage “ludicrous.”
Alejandro Garnacho, Joshua Zirkzee, and Amad Diallo were the forward line that started ahead of Rashford, despite the fact that he had scored three goals in his previous two games.
Nevertheless, the Red Devils’ lackluster performance made it difficult for them to convert possession into goals, and their squandered opportunities at Selhurst Park allowed the hosts to draw even without playing at their best.
Jamie Redknapp of Sky Sports was one of the many who questioned Ten Hag’s choice to exclude Rashford, speculating that there could have been further considerations at work.
Redknapp remarked, “It feels like something has gone wrong.” “I am unaware of the specifics. However, you do not bench a guy who has two goals against Southampton and in the middle of the week.
“I would not want to say he is back, but he seems like the Rashford from two years ago.” I am not sure what is frustrating the manager, but it feels like something happened maybe this week. It is rare for a manager to reject players due to their way of living.
While Ten Hag has done it a few times, Sir Alex Ferguson would never have done it. The players do not always benefit from it.
Ten Hag then became enraged and said, “The conjecture from such commentators is ridiculous,” in response to Redknapp and others who agreed with the former Liverpool player.
