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'Clearly something’s not right': Alan Shearer baffled by poor form of Man United star

Originally posted on Caught Offside | By Ahad Shaukat | Last updated Dec 14, 2024 10:26 AM ET

Manchester United have come under scrutiny for their poor form this season.

It wouldn't be wrong to say that it is the story of every other season with Man United since they have struggled to become successful following the retirement of legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

Their players' performance has been highly inconsistent, and they have often been blamed for the club's managers losing their jobs.

One of the players who has been under the spotlight the most is attacker Marcus Rashford.

The English attacker, who scored the club's first goal of the Ruben Amorim era, is under heavy scrutiny after reports surfaced that Man United will sell him next year.

Rashford is in his ninth season at the club but still feels far from reaching his full potential.

Football pundit Alan Shearer is surprised by how Rashford, who was in the form of his life two seasons ago, has failed to replicate that form since then.

While speaking to The Mirror, Shearer questioned the player and the managers he had worked with at the club.

“I don’t know him personally. I saw him three years ago scoring 30 goals a season, so it is in there, but we haven’t seen anywhere near that for a long time now,” Shearer said.

“I don’t know if there’s anything going on in his life or anything like that.

“There’s only two guys who can answer, his manager and him with his attitude and his performances and his belief. His performances haven’t been there for a while, he’s gone from there to down there in such a short space of time, so clearly something’s not right.

“I don’t know why he’s gone from there three years ago to where he is now, but I don’t see a happy player. It would be wrong for me to speculate, I don’t know what’s going on around him.”

Rashford to be sold by Man United?

The 27-year-old just scored seven Premier League goals last season; this season, he has scored four goals.

A player of his quality and potential should be performing much better, but no manager at Man United has consistently gotten the best out of him.

The club could offload the players as they look for new options in the market to provide Amorim with the right platform to succeed at the club.

Since the arrival of the Portuguese manager, Rashford has been in and out of the team, and the manager’s selection has shown that he does not highly rate the player.

This article first appeared on Caught Offside and was syndicated with permission.

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