Ex-Manchester United star Paul Parker has criticised Marcus Rashford for being lazy while at the Red Devils, claiming the winger let down his teammates during his time in Manchester.
Rashford was criticised by fans at Man United for not putting in an effort, and afterwards he was dropped by manager Ruben Amorim. He was then loaned out to Aston Villa in the spring season and joined Barcelona in the summer on a loan deal as well.
Since joining Barcelona, Rashford has been a huge success with 5 goals and 6 assists in 12 matches – indeed, UK betting sites make Barca their 11/8 second favourites to top La Liga come May.
Rashford’s form has left Paul Parker with the feeling that Rashford let down his teammates in Man United, and Parker even says that not a single teammate would trust the winger if he were to return to the Premier League.
Rashford put himself in a bad position
A lot of the criticism on Rashford during his last period at Man United was about him not putting a maximum effort in for the team he has been at since he was a kid, and Parker is now joining that criticism.
“Rashford put himself in a bad position where he didn’t know what to do. If you can’t give everything for your boyhood club and you are willing to let down the rest of the team, then that says a lot about you.”
“If you can’t do it at the club you have been at since you were a kid, even saying you support that team and love the city where you have been brought up.. If you can’t deliver for them and let your teammates down on numerous occasions, then you are in a very bad position.”
Parker continues by saying that the winger wasn’t even that good at Aston Villa, but that the media sold that narrative to put pressure on Man United. Rashford scored 4 goals and made 6 assists for Villa in 17 matches.
“Then he went to Aston Villa and the media claimed he did well, but did he do better than Ollie Watkins? No. Did he do any better than Jacob Ramsey? No. But he was sold that way because the narrative was to put pressure on Man United.”
Paul Parker believes Rashford was lazy at Man United
Parker continues by criticising Rashord and says that no players in the UK would trust him if he were to return to the Premier League.
“He let his teammates down. He was lazy, he didn’t do anything. He’s got a lot to prove if he comes back to England. How many players in the UK would trust him if he played for their team? We know it, the answer is no one. They would never say it, but they would be feeling it inside.”
“It was life and death when I played, and that should have been inbuilt in him, but it isn’t. He has done alright, but I don’t think he is in Barcelona’s ideal starting eleven. Will he start in a Champions League final with Yamal, Raphinha and Lewandowski? I think the answer is no. He doesn’t start. Everything about Marcus Rashford seems to be about politics, to be honest.”
Rashford continued his great form for Barcelona in the Champions League, scoring a brace in their 6-1 victory over Olympiakos last night. Hansi Flick has openly praised the winger since he joined Barcelona and Rashford will be desperate to try and make the loan deal and permanent one by the end of next season.
