Manchester United star Marcus Rashford was cautioned by Alan Shearer that he “can’t keep wasting his talent” after the striker missed the FA Cup victory against Newport County.
Illness kept Rashford off of Erik ten Hag’s matchday squad but the Dutch manager later said that Rashford’s absence was also because of a “internal matter” that he will “deal with.”
The England star was sighted at a Belfast nightclub the night before he was declared unable to train late last week, according to sources that prompted the admission.
The 26-year-old’s season has been challenging, as he has struggled with form and scoring consistency during the team’s ups and downs.
Rashford was also benched last season due to a disciplinary matter and Shearer has warned that if he keeps breaking the rules, he might lose his talent.
“If it’s an internal matter, you’d think something is up,” Shearer said on the BBC.
“There’s a huge talent in there with Marcus Rashford. We’ve seen him be disciplined last season when he was late to a meeting before a game but something is clearly wrong – either at home or in his relationship with the football club.
“He can’t keep doing this, he can’t keep wasting his talent because it’s not right. He needs strong management, someone to get hold of him and tell him there’ll be huge regrets come the end of his career if he continues doing this.
“You can’t keep doing it, it needs sorting now. Thirty goals last season, four this season. When I see him play, it looks like he’s got the world on his shoulders so it needs sorting now because he can’t really deal with it.”
Manchester United advanced to the fifth round with a 4-2 victory, although the performance was inconsistent once again at Rodney Parade.
