Marcus Rashford (file photo)
‘I actually recovered quite quickly, but when I was playing it just didn’t feel right’
By Valentine Amanze
Manchester United forward, Marcus Rashford, has revealed that in 2021 he thought of quiting the club that brought him fame over low performance.
He lamented that his promising career nose-dived after recuperating from a shoulder injury operation.
The academy graduate said that consequently he lost his starting place with Ralf Rangnick in charge, meaning he ended the season with just five goals and two assists in all competitions.
Rashford however admitted that it was a mentally tough period for him.
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The 25-year-old narrated to Sky Bet’s The Overlap how it all started:
“My lowest point was my post-shoulder operation.
“I’d never had any serious injuries before where they required surgery and it was tough mentally because physically I knew I was better, but I didn’t have confidence in it.
“I felt like I was backing away and because I play on the left, I use that arm a lot, I didn’t have the confidence within it. It probably took until the winter break in February I think it was, we went to Dubai and I felt more confident.
“But it did take like six or seven months to feel like myself again and when I look back, that time was wasted and I wish I’d spoken to someone before the operation. I just had to get on with it because I didn’t want to miss much of the season.
“I actually recovered quite quickly, but when I was playing it just didn’t feel right.”
Recall that Rashford had surgery to address a long-term shoulder problem in August 2021 and he returned to action in October that year, just a few weeks before Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked following a string of dreadful results.
Rashford has since turned a corner and he enjoyed the best season of his career last term.
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