Erik ten Hag stated Marcus Rashford helped Manchester United get well from a “garbage” begin because the England ahead’s double impressed a 3-0 win in opposition to Leicester.
Rashford has been the important thing to United’s spectacular type in Ten Hag’s first season and the England ahead proved too scorching for Leicester to deal with at Old Trafford.
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“Leicester performed good within the first half however second we had been garbage. We had been actually inconsequential, undisciplined. It was solely by David de Gea that we saved our clean-sheet,” Ten Hag stated.
“We repaired some stuff and the second half was good. It was the way in which I wished to see our workforce taking part in.”
Rashford has scored 24 occasions in all competitions for United this season, the very best purpose tally he has ever managed in a single marketing campaign.
Remarkably, 16 of these targets have are available 17 appearances since he returned from the World Cup in December.
“He’s getting in the precise place, however don’t overlook our workforce as a result of they’re workforce targets,” Ten Hag stated.
Rashford scored but once more for United. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images
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After drawing 2-2 at Barcelona on Thursday, Ten Hag made 5 adjustments to clean up his workforce forward of their pivotal week.
David De Gea made an outstanding save to disclaim Harvey Barnes within the early phases after the Leicester winger surged onto Kelechi Iheanacho’s move.
Only De Gea was preserving United afloat and the Spaniard plunged to his proper to make a superb cease from Iheanacho’s stooping header.
Fittingly, De Gea completed along with his a hundred and eightieth United clean-sheet, transferring him stage with Peter Schmeichel’s all time report for the membership.
After Leicester’s barrage, they had been hit with a Rashford sucker punch within the twenty fifth minute.
Bruno Fernandes’s deft move with the surface of his boot uncovered Leicester’s creaky offside lure, and Rashford sprinted clear to fireplace a scientific end into the far nook from 12 yards.
Rashford’s velocity and motion made him unplayable at occasions and he doubled United’s lead within the 56th minute.
Accelerating onto Fred’s move, Rashford guided a composed end previous Ward, along with his celebrations briefly halted by an offside flag that was overturned by VAR.
Leicester had been in disarray and Jadon Sancho put the end result past doubt within the 61st minute when the substitute slotted house from Fernandes’s move.
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SON FIRES SPURS TO CRUCIAL THREE POINTS
Son Heung-min produced the proper response after being dropped because the South Korea ahead got here off the bench to seal Tottenham’s 2-0 win in opposition to West Ham on Sunday.
Son has struggled badly this season and his poor type satisfied Tottenham’s absentee boss Antonio Conte to axe him for the Premier League conflict.
Prior to this weekend, the 30-year-old had scored in solely 4 matches this season.
But Son made his level to Conte as he got here off the bench to web Tottenham’s second purpose after Emerson Royal put the hosts forward within the second half.
Tottenham’s win over their struggling London rivals lifted them one level above Newcastle into fourth place, though the Magpies have a recreation in hand.
Conte was watching on tv again house in Italy after deciding he had returned too quickly following his gallbladder surgical procedure, with assistant coach Cristian Stellini taking directions from his recuperating supervisor.
It was a much-needed victory for Tottenham, who had been thrashed at Leicester final weekend, then misplaced 1-0 at AC Milan within the Champions league final 16 first leg.
Just 46 seconds had gone when West Ham went shut by Jarrod Bowen, who hit a half-volley simply vast.
Heung-Min Son scored simply his fifth purpose of the season for Spurs. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images
Tottenham had been angered when a VAR test dominated that Richarlison’s shot, which clearly struck Thilo Kehrer’s out-stretched hand, was undeserving of a penalty.
Tottenham struggled to seek out any rhythm because the half wore on and their first shot on track from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg drew sarcastic cheers from annoyed followers.
Richarlison has struggled to make an influence since his £60 million ($72 million) transfer to Tottenham from Everton final yr, scoring simply two targets.
The Brazilian’s lack of type was evident once more when he took a poor angle from Harry Kane’s move, dropping his place and permitting Lukasz Fabianski to save lots of.
Richarlison shot straight at Fabianski once more early within the second half, however Tottenham lastly made their territorial dominance rely within the 56th minute.
Ben Davies’s move break up the West Ham defence and Emerson confirmed surprising composure for a participant with only one purpose this season because the right-back drilled a assured end previous Fabianski from simply inside the world.
Fraser Forster preserved Tottenham’s lead moments later with a fantastic save from Bowen’s highly effective drive.
Son’s exile ended when he got here on for Richarlison within the 67th minute and he was on the scoresheet inside 5 minutes.
Kane’s very good move took two West Ham defenders out of the sport and Son’s contact was excellent as he managed deftly earlier than slotting previous Fabianski from 12 yards.
