Rashford: United in no man's land

ON LOAN FORWARD SAYS TRANSITION AT CLUB IS YET TO START

- By IAN PARKER

MARCUS Rashford has described Manchester United as being in “no man’s land” after failing to commit to a clear strategy in recent seasons, claiming the transition “has not started yet” under Ruben Amorim.

Rashford, 27, left his boyhood club for a season-long loan at Barcelona last month, having finished the previous season with Aston Villa after falling out of favour following Amorim’s arrival and a December interview in which the England international said he was seeking a “new challenge’.

United laboured to a 15th-placed finish under the Portuguese head coach last term, their lowest-ever finish in the Premier League era, but Rashford said the club’s problems run much deeper as they have tried six different permanent managers, each with a different approach, since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.