MANCHESTER UNITED hero Lee Sharpe has warned his former club a potential exit by Marcus Rashford could come back to haunt them. Rashford, 27, made headlines last week when he strongly suggested he wants to leave United by stating he is "ready for a new challenge".
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This comes amid two poor seasons with Man Utd in which the star forward has registered a mere 15 goals across both campaigns, which saw him getting cut from the team's last three matches. That is a far cry from the England international's staggering 30 goals and nine assists in 56 appearances in the 2022-23 season.
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Sharpe, 53, would hate to see Rashford leave after nearly two decades with the club but insists he needs to improve after a series of "moody" displays. The ex-United ace believes efforts should be made by both the club and manager Ruben Amorim to keep the winger and try to introduce him to the new 3-4-3 formation.
That is because the ex-England international claims Rashford could still go somewhere else - potentially a Premier League rival - and thrive there like he used to at Old Trafford. And that's something that could have disastrous results for the Red Devils down the line.
Sharpe told SunSport on behalf of William Hill: "I think after we saw Marcus Rashford a few seasons ago, I think the thing with it is, he is not playing great. "I don't want him to leave [but he's] not playing great, not on a high with the team struggling, with the new manager coming in with what could potentially be a whole new frontier for Manchester United. You know, this whole new system.
