Marcus Rashford fears Manchester United's absolute starting spot! The new Ronaldo is changing itself and competition on the left is intensifying

Manchester United legend manager Sir Alex Ferguson has described complacency as a "disease" and urged his players to maintain high standards at all times. Fergus knows that healthy competition is good for raising the level, and complacency can eventually stagnate players. Therefore, he will not let the starters think that their position is not moved, and every year he will bring in more pressure.

Although professional football has evolved over the past decade and the approach of legendary managers like Jose Mourinho no longer works today, the idea of competition never goes out of style. Ten Hag has always stressed that United need strong teams and that some positions must be more competitive, such as only Hoylund and Martial in the centre.

Marcus Rashford can also play as a centre-forward, but only in a tactical system that defends counter-attacks. He got off to a poor start to the season, with his fans blaming his slump in form to playing the No. 9 in previous rounds, and he was inactive and gradually lost confidence. Master La once thought he could play in the middle, but in recent years has admitted that he is better off playing on the left wing.

However, Marcus Rashford has been a Manchester United left winger for the past five games and returning to the wing has not brought the expected improvement. The 25-year-old England star has signed a £350,000-a-week maximum contract this season, but has only scored one goal against Arsenal. With fewer goals, his problems are receiving increasing attention.

Marcus Rashford set his career peak at United last season, scoring 30 goals and assisting 11 times in all competitions, and expectations are even higher for him this season, with manager Ten Hag setting him a target of 40 goals for the season. At this point last season, Marcus Rashford had three goals and two assists in the Premier League, up from just one so far this season with one and zero assists.

Not only that, but Marcus Rashford's commitment to Manchester United's defence has also been questioned, and his decision-making has also been unsatisfactory, making this style even more glaring when he goes it alone and fails to score.

The striker is where the goal is spoken, and if Marcus Rashford can score, even if the overall performance is not good, it will be covered up. But the data shows that of the players who have scored more than one goal in Europe's top five leagues, Marcus Rashford is the one who shoots the most.

In this week's Carabao Cup, Marcus Rashford was in the game against Crystal Palace due to a car accident, and "new Cristiano Ronaldo" Alejandro Garnacho became the starting left winger, and he played well at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. Ghana Jo not only scored a goal, but also defended aggressively on the wing, which was recognized by Ten Hag and the fans.

Garnacho played the full 90 minutes against Crystal Palace and touched the ball 58 times, once again demonstrating his straightforward style and fighting spirit to challenge defenders. In the 59th minute of the match, Garnacho tried to break through Chris Richards on the left flank, and in the end he failed in the confrontation and fell to the ground, but he did not lie down, quickly jumped up and threw himself into the press, and the fans still applauded him.

The 19-year-old was challenged to play as well as the substitutes in the starting line-up, which was required by Crystal Palace's Carabao Cup performance. Of course, the opponent is the unfulfilled Crystal Palace, who are not determined to win at Old Trafford. With the two teams expected to play again in the Premier League on Saturday, Hodgson's team will perform completely differently. Ten Hag will also pick the strongest squad and Marcus Rashford will return to the starting line-up.

Marcus Rashford was an irreplaceable Manchester United player last season, but at the moment he is less different from Garnerg. The Manchester Evening News described Garnerjo's performance as an exclamation point in the attack, and at the moment he certainly cannot shake the position of Master Ra, but he is changing himself, while Rashford is somewhat resting on his laurels and could be reversed if the current trend continues.

After losing possession, Ganacho is actively involved in pressing high up front, which helps to increase his weight in Ten Hag's mind. Against Crystal Palace, he won three of his seven one-on-one encounters and was balanced in terms of cutting inside and keeping width. The young Argentina international hopes such performances will persuade Ten Hag to play more in the Premier League, as Garnercio has yet to play more than 900 minutes in the league.

If Ghana Jo can continue to mature, it will also be good for Rashford, and the Manchester United stars need to step out of their comfort zone and accept challenges and tests. Only under pressure to lose position when underperforming will the 25-year-old England winger ponder how to improve his attacking patterns. 

After crashing a £700,000 Rolls-Royce in a car crash, Rashford purchased a £180,000 Mercedes custom Vito Maybach and transported himself to Carrington Training Ground by a professional driver. He also needs to add new tools to his arsenal on the field. 'Marcus Rashford has faced even more pressure in training this week.' The Manchester Evening News commented.