Erik ten Hag told he will admit making Marcus Rashford mistake in Manchester United vs Liverpool

Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke has claimed that Erik ten Hag will admit that he was wrong to play Marcus Rashford in the centre-forward role against Liverpool on Sunday.

It was a desperately disappointing afternoon on Merseyside for Ten Hag's side as a second-half capitulation led to a humiliating 7-0 defeat. Despite going in at the interval 1-0 down, United were unlucky not to be in front at half-time.

Chances came and went for the Reds in the first 45 before Jurgen Klopp's team pressed home their advantage. Many players had an off day and among them was Rashford who has been in brilliant form so far this campaign.

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Yorke has told Premier League Betting that Rashford's performance was not helped by starting in the number nine role and that his game would have been aided if he was allowed to play on the wing. He explained: "Erik ten Hag could not control the players' attitudes, but he can control the formation and system he puts out.

"Now I'm in management I'm trying to look at it from Ten Hag's point of view, not from a pundit's. I feel that Marcus Rashford is most-effective when he plays on the left-hand side, I played the centre-forward position and it's the hardest position with the goal to your back.

"Rashford's strength is running and taking people on, Ten Hag asked him to do a different role. Rashford is good enough to perform in different roles, but this game was not the appropriate time to do it, he even shuffled the system playing Bruno Fernandes on the left-hand side rather than the right or in the 10 position.

"Ten Hag is a good manager and I'm sure he'll look at that and say he got it wrong."

Fortunately for United, they have a chance to put