Marcus Rashford was “the victim as much as the case” during his struggles in Manchester United, according to Stan Collymore.
Rashford joined Aston Villa in January at a first loan agreement until the end of the season with the West Midlands Club with the option to make the move permanently for £ 40 million in the summer.
It put an end to an unfortunate enchantment at Old Trafford for the International England International, which was frozen under new boss Ruben Amorim.
Rashford came through the ranks in United, made 426 performances and scored 138 goals, but has been criticized for a observed lack of enthusiasm in the last 18 months.
Collymore is adamant, but the 27-year-old is not allowed to bear too much to the debt.
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The former Villa striker told 101 great goals, via William Hill Vegas: “You can be somewhere for too long. He has been there [United] Because he was a child and it’s all he knows.
“That coincided with a generation shift from Man Utd who is top of De Baars to be with the dead men in the Premier League, that will have an impact on you, whether you are also part of the debt or not.
“It has not all been the fault of Marcus Rashford, there have been many poor players who have walked through the doors at Old Trafford and there have been several managers who have not been suitable. He has been the victim as much as the cause. ‘
Rashford made his second Villa performance and first in the Premier League-in the weekend, at half the time to replace Jacob Ramsey against Ipswich and had an immediate impact.
He looked dangerous on the left and played a crucial role in the equalizer with a free kick that came back from the woodwork, so that Ollie Watkins could tap the rebound.
No Premier League player created more great opportunities in the weekend than Marcus Rashford, even though the winger plays only 45 minutes 🤝 🤝 🤝 🤝 🤝 🤝 🤝 🤝 🤝 🤝 🤝 🤝 🤝 🤝 pic.twitter.com/J3F5YFMA46
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Rashford is worth a point – Collymore
It was the kind of cameo that Collymore believes that the shows Villa Boss Unai Emery were right to take a chance on Rashford.
He added: “In a club like Villa where Unai Emery runs everything – most staff members are now brought from Spain, people who know Unai Emery – he is comfortable enough to say it is on me and makes him one Better player.
“More often that, managers who develop players, and you can put Emery in that bracket, they love the strange gamble, the strange risk, it is a test of their ability to make someone who is down and [try to] Brush the diamond.
“He has 20 games to help a smile on Marcus’s face. The Villa Media team has done everything to try to catch Marcus in the training, lagging behind extra training to get the story that he works hard and that he is part of the club.
“He will be assessed on his output. I don’t care if he laughs or not or if he is happy or not if he is ruthless, if he uses the attributes that he must be able to make to create opportunities, score goals and help Villa in the top seven positions come [in the Premier League] And continue in the Champions League. ‘
Rashford can make his first start for Villa tomorrow night when the host Premier League leaders Liverpool.
