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“Energy on the pitch” – Manchester United legend asks Erik ten hag to drop misfiring duo

Wayne Rooney urges Erik ten Hag to drop Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford.
Wayne Rooney urges Erik ten Hag to drop Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford.

Wayne Rooney urges Erik ten Hag to drop Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford for Manchester United vs Liverpool

Speaking in an interview as quoted by Manchester Evening News, Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has urged Erik ten Hag to be bold and drop both Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford for the Premier League clash against Liverpool.

Man United have had a poor start to the season losing their opening two games of the campaign. They suffered humiliating defeats at the hands of both Brighton and Brentford, with both matches showing gaping problems that the Red Devils have had.

One thing that people who have watched Manchester United over the last couple of weeks would have realised is that the Red Devils looked really flat against both those teams and seemed devoid of the energy or the desire to win.

Wayne Rooney urges Erik ten Hag to drop Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been disappointing. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Whilst most players did not have the best of games for Man United, two players who really disappointed considering the pedigree they possess include Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford.

Martial was injured until the previous game and this meant, the Red Devils did not have a replacement for Ronaldo. The same cannot be said about Rashford though with players like Anthony Elanga and Alejandro Garnacho in the wings.

Speaking about the duo, former Everton and Manchester United star Wayne Rooney has urged Erik ten Hag to drop them for the Liverpool clash

“I wouldn’t play Cristiano Ronaldo, and I wouldn’t play Marcus Rashford. If I was in Ten Hag’s position my main concern would be getting energy on the pitch.

Wayne Rooney urges Erik ten Hag to drop Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford.
Rashford needs to step up his game big time

“And United’s failure to recruit a No 9 means they relied on Ronaldo against Brentford, even though he hadn’t trained a lot with the team. He looked like he needs time to get match fit.”

Coming into the game, Liverpool have also not had the best start to the season. They have drawn both their games till now against newly promoted Fulham and Crystal Palace and both teams will want to get the monkey off their back with the first win when they face off.

It’s still not clear if Man United’s new acquisition Casemiro will be a part of the squad. He could make a difference for the Red Devils though. The former Real Madrid man can hold a midfield together and it would be a key factor for Erik ten Hag.

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Man United need to make a statement and they need to make it quickly. It remains to be seen how they fair against Liverpool and Erik ten Hag will be wanting his team to put a better show against Jurgen Klopp’s men.

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