- Alan Shearer criticised Marcus Rashford after the match against Brighton
- Erik ten Hag has slammed the Manchester United striker for his “stupid” criticism
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Erik ten Hag has branded Alan Shearer’s criticism of Marcus Rashford’s form at Manchester United this season as “stupid”.
BBC pundit Shearer singled out Rashford on Match of the Day last weekend after he was substituted in United’s defeat at Brighton.
The former England striker has described the number of times Rashford has been caught offside at the Amex Stadium as “astonishing” and criticised his lack of goal threat.
“He’s played two games this season against Marcus Rashford and hasn’t had a single chance on goal,” Shearer said.
“Judging by what we saw today and in the game against Fulham, we were nowhere near good enough in front of goal.”
Marcus Rashford struggled in Manchester United’s 2-1 defeat to Brighton last weekend
Alan Shearer criticised his performance after being caught offside several times
Erik ten Hag has hit out at Shearer, calling his criticism of the 26-year-old “stupid”.
Ten Hag has come to Rashford’s defence when asked about Shearer’s comments ahead of United’s game against Liverpool tomorrow.
“If I take a player off, the conclusion is that I was not happy with him,” said Ten Hag. “Sometimes it can be like that, but it was definitely not like that in this case. A stupid analysis by the expert.”
“I was very happy with Rashy in pre-season and against Fulham, also against Brighton. I didn’t take him off because his performance or his level wasn’t up to par. No. We had to rotate and we also have good players on the bench.”
