Rashford Can Do Better – Andy Cole

Andy Cole has urged Marcus Rashford to focus on getting better and not to get discouraged by a lack of minutes this season.

“It’s been a sticky one for him this season, it really has,” Cole said. “[He’s had] not as many minutes as he would have liked.

“With Marcus, he has to focus his mind on learning and improving and wanting to become a better player.

“Sometimes when you don’t get minutes your mind goes elsewhere because you’re worried about getting minutes. Then, when you do come on, it’s difficult to try and get into a game or when you start you put yourself under massive pressure.

“If he’s prepared to learn and work on the things that got him into the team in the first place, he’ll be OK. You’ve got to still want to learn, still want to improve.

“It’s all about minutes. When you do something like [the Liverpool game] and get left out of the team, it’s in your nature to question yourself, why you’re not in the team.

“The first person you’ll always ask that question is to yourself. No doubt he will have been disappointed that he didn’t go on a bigger run.”
Rashford only turned 20 in October but Cole knows the level of expectation at Old Trafford means he cannot afford to stand still.

“He’s a young player, you’re still learning the game,” Cole added.

“At this club you have to learn a little bit quicker because a lot’s expected of you. A lot of young boys have got in this team and played very, very well.

“It’s a process for players like Marcus to keep learning, wanting to improve, kicking on. You have to believe in yourself, put that extra bit of graft in to become one of the best young players in the world.”