Marcus Rashford considering future at Manchester United over lack of minutes

Marcus Rashford is considering his future at Manchester United after growing unhappy with his game time under Ralf Rangnick. The forward hopes the situation will improve but is giving serious consideration for the first time to asking for a move from his boyhood club.

Since Rashford played the whole of United’s draw at Newcastle on 27 December, he has started only two of the team’s 11 Premier League matches. On one occasion was he unavailable because of injury, twice he was an unused substitute and Sunday’s 4-1 defeat at Manchester City was his sixth appearance from the bench in that period.

Although Rashford started the Champions League last-16 first leg at Atlético Madrid and the FA Cup ties against Aston Villa and Middlesbrough – United’s three other matches this year – he is frustrated at not playing more. He missed the opening two months of the season because of a shoulder operation.

The 24-year-old has a contract to 2023 and the club are understood to have an option to extend for a further year. Rashford, who has spent his whole career with United, has effectively fallen behind Anthony Elanga in the Rangnick’s thinking.

Rangnick will remain in interim charge only until the end of the season and Rashford must weigh up whether he thinks the picture will improve for him under the next manager. The England international would welcome any clarity the club can provide. There is no guarantee United would accede to any transfer request, with Rashford one of their most valuable assets.

United are fully engaged in their search for a permanent manager, with Paris Saint-Germain’s Mauricio Pochettino having slipped from being the favoured candidate to being ranked alongside Ajax’s Erik ten Hag.

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