{"id":30073,"date":"2024-03-09T18:51:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T15:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/30073\/little-sympathy-for-rashford-amid\/"},"modified":"2024-03-09T18:51:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T15:51:41","slug":"little-sympathy-for-rashford-amid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=30073","title":{"rendered":"Little sympathy for Rashford amid struggles this season &#8211; Rooney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Little sympathy for Rashford amid struggles this season &#8211; Rooney\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Wayne Rooney said he believed Marcus Rashford was the only player at the club capable of overtaking him as Manchester United&#39;s all-time top scorer, but said he had limited sympathy midway through a season difficult for the attacker.<\/p>\n<p>Rashford scored a career-high 30 goals in all competitions last season but has scored just seven times for United this campaign &#8211; his latest time coming in United&#39;s clash against Everton on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old striker was fined and left out of United&#39;s FA Cup fourth round <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/win\/\"   title=\"win\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">win<\/a> over Newport County last month after visiting a Belfast nightclub before telling the club he was too ill for training.  Rashford later said he felt he was treated too harshly by the media.<\/p>\n<p>When asked by TNT Sports before the Everton clash if he had any sympathy for Rashford, Rooney replied: &#8220;Not much to be honest. He&#39;s in a privileged position where he plays for Manchester <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/united\/\"   title=\"United\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">United<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#39;ve said it before, he&#39;s the only player I really thought could get my goalscoring record, and I hope he does because he&#39;s a Manchester boy, but he must demonstrate a certain consistency.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Marcus Rashford has struggled to repeat the feats he achieved last season. <cite>Ash Donelon\/Manchester United via Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cOf course he is not having the best of seasons, but he needs to get back into shape and consistency and become a leader of this team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rooney scored 253 goals in 559 games during a 13-year United career, with Rashford just shy of half of that total.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don&#39;t think Marcus is that kind of player, I don&#39;t think he&#39;s a leader and sometimes his body language isn&#39;t the best from that point of view,\u201d Rooney said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For me, I look at Casemiro, [Raphael] Varane, Bruno [Fernandes] as captain.  These are players who should get the most out of Marcus because sometimes you need your teammates to get the best out of you as well.  \u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Little sympathy for Rashford amid struggles this season &#8211; Rooney\u060c Wayne Rooney said he believed Marcus Rashford was the only player at the club capable of overtaking him as Manchester United&#39;s all-time top scorer, but said he had limited sympathy midway through a season difficult for the attacker. 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