Pundits left ‘gobsmacked’ by Rangnick decision in Man Utd loss

Ian Wright and Danny Murphy were left “gobsmacked” after Man Utd boss Ralf Rangnick chose to substitute Marcus Rashford in their 1-0 loss to Everton.

There have been rumours circulating that Rashford could look to leave Old Trafford after being left on the bench in recent weeks.

The England international was left out of the Red Devils starting XI for their 1-1 home draw against Leicester City last weekend despite Rangnick not having any other recognised strikers to call upon.

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Rangnick did chuck him into the line-up to face Everton yesterday, though, but decided to haul him off on 64 minutes, to the disbelief of Murphy and Wright.

Murphy said on BBC’s Match of the Day: “Today he did not deserve to be taken off.

“Wrighty and I were gobsmacked when he came off, there were other players on the pitch who weren’t contributing. From minute one he was trying to make things happen.

“He was getting himself in central areas and in a game where United were struggling to create, he was the one trying to run in behind with his pace.”

Fellow pundit Wright added: “I couldn’t believe it.

“It’s one of those where we always knew he would be up against it with everything he’s done off the field. It gives people fuel to say ‘you should be concentrating on football’.

“He’s going through a bad patch