Manchester United’s Anthony Martial (left) celebrates with team mate Marcus Rashford after scoring a goal in the 22nd minute of a Premier League home game against Nottingham on the 28th. Manchester | EPA Yonhap News
After parting ways with Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United are looking for a new offensive force. Marcus Rashford (25) and Anthony Martial (27) emerged as the team’s offense fixers.
Manchester United defeated Nottingham Forest 3-0 in the 2022-2023 English Premier League round 17 home match held at Old Trafford in Manchester, England on the 28th. After the split with Ronaldo, the start of Manchester United not bad. After defeating Burnley 2-0 in the Carabao Cup on the 22nd, their first competitive match, they won their first league match after the World Cup break to narrow the gap to the league semi-finals. With 29 points (W9, D2, L4), they are 1 point behind 4th placed Tottenham (30 points, W9, D3, L4).
Manchester United broke up with Ronaldo before the start of the World Cup. Ronaldo, who has revealed the conflict within the squad as he was pushed back to the surface, was released while conducting an interview criticizing Manchester United’s club leadership and manager Eric Tenhagh before joining the national team. Manchester United have been flagged for weakness in their attacking line since parting ways with Ronaldo, but on this day Rashford and Martial have exploded side-by-side. Rashford played an active role with a goal and an assist. In the 19th minute of the first half, in a corner situation, Rashford finished off the cross with a strong right-footed shot from Christian Eriksen. Three minutes later, in a counterattack situation, he runs along the left side of the opponent and helps Martial’s second goal in the penalty area.
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Manchester United tried to sign Cody Hakpo (Eindhoven), who took the Netherlands to the quarter-finals of the World Cup, but he was carried away by Liverpool and has to put up with the existing power for now.
Rashford, who scored three times for England at the World Cup, has five Premier League goals this season. In the league, 17 goals (22 goals in an official match) in the 2019-2020 season is a personal best. Rashford, eagerly awaited from Manchester United’s youth academy, has been criticized for his poor form over the past two seasons. On this day, he fired a resurrection flare with multiple hardpoints. Furthermore, Martial, who has struggled with the injury, has also predicted a rebound by scoring three league goals (five goals in the competitive match) this season.
