Marcus Rashford says Man Utd ‘in no man’s land’ as transition ‘has not started’

Marcus Rashford has described Manchester United as being in “no man’s land” after failing to commit to a clear strategy in recent seasons, claiming the transition “has not started yet” under Ruben Amorim.

Rashford, 27, left his boyhood club for a season-long loan at Barcelona last month, having finished the previous season with Aston Villa after falling out of favour following Amorim’s arrival and a December interview in which the England international said he was seeking a “new challenge”.

United laboured to a 15th-placed finish under the Portuguese head coach last term, their lowest-ever finish in the Premier League era, but Rashford said the club’s problems run much deeper as they have tried six different permanent managers, each with a different approach, since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.

Speaking on The Rest Is Football podcast, Rashford said: “We have been way below where we deem United to be but then if you take a step back, which I’ve been able to do, especially over these last six months, what do you expect?