MARCUS RASHFORD could also be scoring for enjoyable — however he's simply as happy with CLEAN SHEETS.
The ahead, who has already hit a career-high 24 membership targets this season, heads into an important three days for Manchester United.
They face Barcelona in tomorrow’s Europa League second leg at Previous Trafford with the rating degree at 2-2.
United will then tackle Newcastle in Sunday’s Carabao Cup last, hoping to carry their first trophy since 2017.
Rashford, 25, is beneath stress to proceed his scoring run — however may also be feeling the pressure from the opposite finish of the pitch due to boss Erik ten Hag’s continuous calls for for perfection.
And Rashford mentioned: “It’s his dedication. He doesn’t relaxation on something and one of many large adjustments is the brand new supervisor and new coaches.
“They acquired the mentality again to what it was like beforehand. That’s been an enormous factor for me and the group.”
Rashford’s renaissance beneath Dutchman Ten Hag has been outstanding.
Final season, beset by harm, self-doubt and ideas of a transfer away from his boyhood membership, Rashford hit the web simply 5 instances in 32 appearances.
His double in Sunday’s 3-0 victory over Leicester meant he has scored 16 targets in 17 video games since getting back from World Cup obligation with England.
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However he's simply as happy with keeper David De Gea and his defensive team-mates on the approach they're performing.
Victory over the Foxes was the 18th time this season United haven't conceded — with the Spaniard unbeaten on 15 events.
De Gea has ten Prem clear sheets over 24 video games, whereas on the identical stage final season he had 5.
Rashford stresses the entire mindset has modified since Ten Hag changed the hapless Ralf Rangnick.
He added: “If we're 3-0 or 2-0 up and concede a objective, he’s not pleased about it and that begins to unfold.
“Now, rapidly me and the forwards are determined to assist David and the defence preserve a clear sheet.
“If we're successful 1-0, sure, it’s massively vital whereas if we have been successful 4-0, previously it was much less vital if the opposite group scored a objective.
“Now we're striving to be the most effective we may be — and at our greatest, we don’t concede.”
Whereas Rashford provides credit score to Ten Hag and his backroom workers for serving to him return to kind, he claims to be feeling more energizing than ever.
He instructed Astro SuperSport: “It’s all the way down to having had a correct relaxation in the summertime.
“Having the ability to wind down and change off, which I haven’t actually performed since I began.
“That was one of many causes I used to be simply hungry and wished to get the season began.”
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