Paul Scholes was impressed with the performance of Marcus Rashford in Manchester United’s 0-0 draw with Valencia at Old Trafford on Tuesday night.
Jose Mourinho’s side saw a number of chances fail to hit the back of the net as they were forced to make do with a point in their second Champions League group stage fixture.
United legend Scholes was happy with the hunger and desire that Rashford showed against Valencia, and has made it clear that he wants to see more of the 20-year-old England international over the coming weeks.
“He was the one player tonight who I felt like he had a little bit of anger inside of him and wanted to do something,” said Scholes during BT Sport 2’s post-match coverage on Tuesday night.
“I just hope now that he gets a little run in the team because it’s so often that people like him, people like [Anthony] Martial, come in, do well, then all of a sudden they’re out of the team.
“These players need a good six, seven, eight games to find a bit of form.”
OPINION
It certainly wasn’t a classic but it was a point and Man United should still qualify from their Champions League group. No one particularly stood out by Rashford showed, especially with his narrow-angled free-kick that almost went in, that he had the fight in him to try and get a win. Mourinho is fighting for his job at the moment and he should see that Rashford was also fighting for a win. The Man United manager has to play these players every week because they are the ones that are going to turn around the club’s season. Rashford may have had his red card against Burnley, but he is still a very talented player and he has to start games much more often than he does. The forward has only started a handful of games this season but it is about time that he becomes one of the first names on Mourinho’s teamsheet. Scholes isn’t easily impressed and his assessment of the youngster’s performance speaks volumes.