‘Work to do’ - Marcus Rashford and Manchester United teammates send new year messages

Marcus Rashford has admitted that there is “much work” to be done for Manchester United in 2024 while sending a new year’s greeting to fans.

Rashford scored just his third goal of the season in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest in what has been an underwhelming first half of the campaign. United have lost half of their 28 matches across all competitions this season, including nine of their 20 Premier League matches.

United enter 2024 sat in seventh in the table and could sink lower before they next play in the competition. It marked a 2023 of two halves for the club, who initially won the League Cup and earned a top-four spot before the end of May.

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s arrival was the ray of light during an otherwise dismal second of the campaign in which United were kicked out of the League Cup and Champions League. So amid the new year’s celebrations, Rashford made sure to send a message about 2024.

“Disappointing end to 2023 with a defeat. Much work to do in 2024. Happy New Year,” he said on Instagram. A number of teammates have taken to social media to wish fans a happy new year.

Willy Kambwala made his debut in December’s clash against West Ham and took time to reflect on the calendar year as a whole. He said: “This year had not started well for me but as the Bible says, ‘better the end of something than its beginning. Better a patient mind than an arrogant mind’.

“I kept the Faith, I prayed, I worked and by His grace God made this year special. No one knows what will happen in 2024 but I know that God is with me. All the Glory to Jesus and Happy New Year everyone.”

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