Erik ten Hag sends warning to Marcus Rashford after his goal against West Ham
Marcus Rashford scored his 100th goal for Manchester United in the 1-0 victory over West Ham on Sunday.
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has warned Rashford not to be satisfied with what he has achieved and challenged the forward to develop his game even more.
“I think he is,” Ten Hag replied on whether Rashford is already among the elite. “Before you’re 25 already, you’ve scored 100 goals, you are already there but I think don’t be satisfied with that and in the end, it’s about how many trophies you win with your club and he can develop his game even more.
“You see now he makes two headers, for instance, and we work a lot on that, I notified him from the start his heading has to improve and he worked on it and you see what’s happening. It’s also mental, he is much more consistent, reliable and resilient.
“So I’m really happy with that progress. For me, he is already massive, a great player. Still a lot of improvement. Where it ends, I don’t know, but it will be fantastic career, I’m sure.”
“Come to training and feel happy, smile, enjoy to play football and then work, invest on your capabilities but also your lackness, for instance heading. And you will see the progress, it stimulates you, it motivates you to get even better,” Ten Hag added.
“Now he is scoring goals, he is happier, you see the positive in Carrington when he is coming in and it counts for a lot of players for us. With that positive atmosphere, players can progress even more.”