Three things Marcus Rashford must do to save his Manchester United career ahead of the summer

Recent months have not been kind to Marcus Rashford.

The England international's lack of form first prompted a change of position and then led to him being dropped from a Manchester United side that has been struggling to find goals.

He has started only two of the past 11 games, with Jadon Sancho and Anthony Elanga being preferred on the wings by Ralf Rangnick, But with no other strikers available for the Manchester derby, Rashford seemed sure to start in a fixture where he has typically thrived.

But Rangnick had a different plan and played Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba as dual floating forwards instead of a natural striker. It would be understandable if this had not gone down well with Rashford.

MEN Sport understands Rashford is considering his future at United with his contract expiring in 2023. He is worried his lack of game-time is not giving him enough opportunity to regain form, which could also affect his place in the England set-up ahead of the 2022 World Cup.

But how can Rashford salvage his form and possibly even his career at Old Trafford? Here are three areas he certainly needs to address.

Improve decision making

One of the major issues Rashford has when he is on the field is that he struggles to make the correct decisions. When he receives the ball on the wing it seems he has already decided on what he wants to do, which is often dribbling.

He shoots or dribbles himself into danger when a pass would be much more positive to the team and allow the attacking move to continue.

When he came on as a substitute against City we saw this lack of decision making quite clearly. After United's rivals went 3-1 up, Rashford had a good chance but overdribbled in the box and invited John Stones to come and take the ball