Marcus Rashford told to 'concentrate' on Manchester United as poor form fuels transfer talk

Former Liverpool and England player John Barnes believes Manchester United is the best place for out-of-form Marcus Rashford.

The 24-year-old has suffered from a dip in form this season following an injury-hit start to the campaign. As such, his appearances have been restricted and had to watch from the bench as Ralf Rangnick preferred a striker-less formation for the 4-1 derby loss to Manchester City.

Manchester Evening News understands that the Reds academy graduate Rashford is considering his future at the club. The striker has a year left on his contract come the summer, though the club hold the option of adding a further year.

Barnes, though, feels Rashford should get his head down and concentrate on his football as the grass is not always greener.

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"Manchester United is the best possible club for Marcus Rashford," Barnes admitted, speaking to BonusCodeBets.

"Where else could he go to play regular football [if he left]? At Liverpool he wouldn’t play much, nor would he at Manchester City.

"He must start playing well consistently, and that will gradually happen as the team gains some consistency. The talk of Rashford not being happy is all speculation, but I’m certain he is happy.

"Things just aren’t going well at the moment and he’s not playing regularly. He needs to concentrate on doing well for Manchester United, as the rest of their players should and then see what happens."

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