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Manchester United have had a somewhat questionable start to the season, with a a 1-0 win over Fulham then a 2-1 loss to Brighton.
As expected with any team though at the start of a new season, the Red Devils are just finding their feet and have a lot to improve upon.
However, with United basically having an entirely new set of coaching staff as well as four new first team players, there’s a lot of people finding their feet at the club.
One man who is really rising to his new role though is United legend Ruud van Nistelrooy, who’s been brought in as assistant manager.
The ex-Premier League striker is working hard to remove United’s wastefulness from the game, with this being a key issue with both of their performances so far. Previous prolific goal scorers like Marcus Rashford are failing to register a single shot on goal.
Now though, the former Dutch international is really stepping up to fill the expectations of him that have come from signing a former club legend.
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The injection of van Nistelrooy’s abilities though are coming at the perfect time for United who have a group of young attackers still developing, so are at their most impressionable to learn.
As a result, players like Alejandro Garnacho and Amad Diallo are going from strength to strength wanting to make their mark on the pitch.
Ruud van Nistelrooy takes on a personal project at United
However, The Sun have now reported that van Nistelrooy’s key personal project is in fact Marcus Rashford. The report explained that the new coach is focusing on the England international, prioritising two key areas of his game.
The one-on-one sessions with van Nistelrooy are reported to be focusing on work on back post awareness and runs across the box. These two parts of the attacker’s game are areas that can lead to “simpler” goals which are vital in becoming a clinical forward.
Rashford is reportedly loving the extra work, determined to get back to his career best of 30 goals and ten assists which he registered in ten Hag’s debut season as United manager.
Unfortunately for Rashford, his consistency appears to be a key issue. Despite being with United for ten years now, there’s only been two seasons where he’s stood out as truly incredible.
There have been reports claiming that this is a make or break season for Rashford, to prove his potential of what he’s capable for United.
However, despite the extra work and his improved good positioning and his hard work, we’re still yet to see some shots from the 26-year-old.
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