Man United won 3-0 against Leicester and Marcus Rashford once again was on the scoresheet for Man United.Ā
This time the striker scored twice in the win and he keeps impressing for Man United as he has done since returning from the World Cup and we talked to the former Man United defender, Paul Parker, to get his opinion on the inform Man United player.Ā
Parker has previously heavily criticised Rashford and even though he is impressed by the goals he has scored he is still not blown away by the Englishman.Ā
During our talk with him, he also shared his thoughts on James Maddison who has been linked to Man United and last he gave us his opinion on Jack Grealish.Ā
Rashford is not competing for a spot in EnglandĀ“s starting lineupĀ
āRashford is scoring goals which is great but he is not a phenomenal player. He is not a player that is competing to be in the starting lineup for England.ā
āMost of his goals are scored as a centre forward inside the small area of the penalty box and there is no way that Southgate will bench Harry Kane.ā
āAnd he is not good enough to play as a wide player for the national team. Bukayo Saka is one of the first players on SouthgateĀ“s team and he is very loyal to his players.ā
Parker still thinks that Rashford needs to perform better in other aspects of the game before he would classify him as a world class player.Ā
āRashford also needs to understand that there is more than goals in football. He needs to make spaces for his teammates, assist them and create chances. IĀ“m not seeing him do that.ā
āBut itās brilliant that Rashford has performed that well goalscoring-wise for Man United after the World Cup. But I want him to do it consistently for more than two months before I will call him a world class player. He is not there yet.ā
āI wouldnāt like to see James Maddison at Man United.ā
James Maddison has been linked to Man United but Parker doesnāt think that he would be a good addition to the squad as they already have players that are quite similar to him as he also points out that Maddison hasnĀ“t been outstanding for Leicester according to him.Ā
āI wouldnāt like to see James Maddison at Man United unless he makes some changes. Heās not the player that United should be looking at.ā
āIf you look at him and Eriksen maybe there are similarities there but heās not one I see coming into that midfield, especially because we already have Eriksen who I consider as a better player.āĀ
āThere would be a lot that would have to change with him. Iām looking for him to be Leicesterās most outstanding player every game and Iām not seeing that.ā
āAnd Iām not seeing someone thatās working really hard and playing out of his skin. Someone thatās getting himself noticed because of his playing abilities.āĀ
āHe seems to be playing within himself and itās not ideal. But football has changed now. People in football believe that they can afford to pay those wages for average players, so we never know what will happen.ā
āSomeone might take a gamble and go and get it out of him. The biggest concern is when itās not going well will he close down again and go into that comfort zone if he goes to a big club.āĀ
āIām not a big fan of Jack Grealishā
Jack Grealish scored a very important goal for Man City against Arsenal but the season has been a lot up and down for the winger. Parker says that he isnāt too impressed by Grealish slams him for looking for a freekick all the time.Ā
āJack Grealish is alright. Heās an okay footballer but Iām not a big fan of him.āĀ
āHe wants to be fouled all the time. Iām really not a fan at all. I donāt understand why he wants to play like that.ā
āThrowing yourself to the floor. Itās like an imaginary Judo match every time he plays. And when he gets the foul he wants to be confrontational because heās been touched.āĀ
āHe wants to swear at the rough because he gets tackled. I donāt know why Pep hasnāt said anything about it because it kills the flow of Manchester City.āĀ
Iām sure he could add a lot more if he had the desire to stay on his feet.ā