Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag told he 'can't trust' two key players after Fulham defeat

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster thinks Erik ten Hag can't rely on Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho to do the pressing he wants in attack after the Reds' recent 2-1 loss to Fulham.

Fulham scored two preventable goals on Saturday, with Alex Iwobi's winner coming under the spotlight. The move began from a throw-in near the away team's corner flag. Garnacho was caught cold for a moment when he was supposed to be watching his player.

This allowed Marco Silva's side to move the ball quickly up the field. Adama Traore burst up the pitch and passed to Iwobi, who slotted past Andre Onana at the near post. This condemned United to their 10th league loss this season.

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After the game, Ten Hag didn't say Garnacho's name but insinuated his mistake was a big reason Fulham scored their winner. "They come out from a throw-in near the corner, and it shouldn't happen," he explained, "we have them under pressure, but one player is in the wrong position.

"So, as a team, we should manage that so everyone is in the right position. We have experience on the pitch. We let them escape, and that was avoidable. It can't happen when an opponent has a throw-in."

Rasmus Hojlund, who was ruled out for two to three weeks before the game, was a big miss. He had scored eight goals in his last eight games, including six in a row.

Foster believes that Rashford and Garnacho missed having 21-year-old Hojlund leading the press because Ten Hag 'can't trust' them to do what he wants when they don't have the ball.

"Garnacho and Rashford, they are not pressing players. But in fairness, if you are going to play that way and put Garnacho and Rashford up there, they