Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has admitted that he has been 'disappointed and frustrated' with Marcus Rashford, but urged him to continue performing like he did against Liverpool.
Rashford bagged the second goal in United's 2-1 win over Jurgen Klopp's side on Monday night, calmly finishing past Alisson Becker in the 53rd minute.
Jadon Sancho opened the scoring for Erik ten Hag's men in the first half before Rashford made it 2-0 in the second period. Mohamed Salah scored a consolation goal for the away side in the 81st minute.
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Academy graduate Rashford received widespread praise for his performance against Liverpool, with many people suggesting that the 24-year-old delivered a performance similar to those he put in after breaking into the team under former manager Louis van Gaal.
Ex-United defender Evra has since claimed that he has been 'disappointed' with the Englishman in recent times, but that the 'appetite and anger' he showed against Liverpool is what fans want to see on a regular basis.
"I was really disappointed and frustrated with Marcus Rashford. Five years ago, if you asked me to name a captain of Manchester United, straight away I would have said Marcus Rashford, but since then he's been up and down and I was really frustrated like so many fans," Evra told Betfair.
"Years ago, I saw him in Dubai and I said to him 'wow, Marcus I know a lot of clubs want you' and he told me 'you know Patrice, I'm going to stay at United because United are the best club in the world.' I remember that kid that started with Van Gaal and he was scoring goals, celebrating with the fans, like he did against Liverpool.
"This is the Marcus Rashford we want to see with that appetite, that anger. The fans want to see him running like crazy and every game we asked him to do it because he has the quality to do it."
Evra also suggested that Ten Hag picking Rashford over Cristiano Ronaldo in attack would have been a huge boost for his confidence, claiming that it means the United boss 'trusts him'.
"Against Liverpool he was upfront, Ronaldo was on the bench, and he scored. This has to massively boost his confidence. It means Ten Hag trusts him.
"Any manager who comes to the club will believe in Marcus Rashford. Will he use him on the left, the right or through the middle like against Liverpool, maybe that's the position he wants to play? He must have a discussion with Ten Hag, but what a player.
"I'm happy for his performance against Liverpool but please, Marcus, keep going because you've got it."
Rashford has made 306 appearances for the Red Devils, registering 94 goals and 57 assists since making his debut for the club in 2016.
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