Marcus Rashford has enjoyed an impressive campaign, but Manchester United have become too dependent on the striker as they struggled in the loss to Brighton.
Manchester United's story is simple - when Marcus Rashford doesn't score, they rarely win.
This trend continues, especially since the season resumes after the World Cup. Rashford's form is increasingly sublimated when the striker sets a record of scoring in consecutive matches when for the first time in his career he has reached the 30-goal mark.
However, he failed to score against Brighton on Thursday night as United were beaten by a stoppage-time penalty. That is, since the victory against Nottingham Forest at the end of December, the Red Devils have only won 2 matches without Rashford scoring. Rashford has scored in 11 of United's 18 matches since the World Cup. Out of seven games where he failed to score, his team won two, drew two and lost three. The 25-year-old receives little favor in the scoring charts, with Bruno Fernandes being the only one with the other two figures.
Luke Shaw laments their waste in front of goal, which has become a recurring theme. He told Sky Sports:
"I know the problem, we know the problem, the problem is we don't score. I think in the first half we had three or four great chances to score and that has happened a few times this season."
The defender, who awarded a late penalty after VAR discovered he let the ball touch his hand, also commented "maybe we weren't careful enough".
Marcus Rashford is Man Utd's main source of goals
Marcus Rashford is Man Utd's main source of goals
United are by far the worst scorer in the top seven with a total of 49 goals, far behind leaders Manchester City, who have scored 87 goals. Erik ten Hag is confident in the team's progress but admits they "still have a long way to go" in the final third.
I said:
"I think we're improving. As you can see today, if you watch [the first half], we should have been ahead [in the game], we didn't, but we created. his chance. So we still have a long way to go, [we have to] be more clinical and then we have to stay focused until the end of the game.
Even after United's defeat at Amex, they are still in the lead to claim a return to the Champions League, although their loss is an impetus for Liverpool, who are trying to chase them. The Merseysiders, who have won their last 5 games when recovering, are 4 points behind after playing more than one game.
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