Michael Owen: "Marcus Rashford can't replace high-scoring Ronaldo"
Rashford scored his tenth goal of the season in Manchester United’s 3-0 victory against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday. Despite his good performances this season, Michael Owen believes Rashford is far off being Manchester United's key man upfront.
opted to terminate
Cristiano Ronaldo
's contract last month after a series of controversial events. As a result,
Marcus Rashfordstepped up to replace the talisman upfront. Despite the England international's good record this season, the former Man United and Liverpool striker Michael Owen cast doubts over Erik ten Hag's decision.
Owen told
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"I hear Ten Hag talking about Marcus Rashford probably needs to score 20 goals this, that and the other.
"Well, they had 20 goals sat right under his nose but, unfortunately, he [Ronaldo] was sat on the bench a lot of the time. Marcus Rashford is a big contributor, but he can not be your main goalscorer.
"He isn't going to be scoring you 30 goals a season like a Wayne Rooney or a Robin van Persie or lots of other great strikers over the years. He will contribute double figures every year from that left-hand side.
“If you said Manchester United were going to play him down the middle and he's going to be the main man, I would question it. It's great to see him back, but he contributes to this team. He's not your main man."
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