Marcus Rashford one in all Europe’s finest strikers: Ten Hag

Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag stated Marcus Rashford is among the finest strikers in Europe, after the in-form ahead scored his second objective in per week towards Leeds United to assist earn his crew a significant 2-0 Premier League victory on Sunday.

Rashford broke the impasse at Elland Road with a bullet header 10 minutes from time and has now scored 21 targets in all competitions this season.

“He’s definitely one of them (best strikers in Europe),” Ten Hag instructed reporters. “From the primary second, I used to be actually excited to work with him. I assumed I may get extra out of him and he has so many abilities.

“He has such high potential and I think there can be even more. He can score more goals because he can score with his right, with his left and with his head.”

Rashford’s haul this season is just one fewer than his finest goalscoring marketing campaign in 2019-20, with 15 Premier League video games remaining.

Ten Hag revelled within the environment inside Leeds’s Elland Road stadium however was not completely glad along with his crew’s efficiency.

“I didn’t feel the hostility. I think it was a great atmosphere. Great ambience,” Ten Hag added. “It needs to be in a rivalry. It needs to be like this and we actually loved it.

“I am always critical. We have to play football early on in the game, be more calm. But if you’re not that good in possession, you have to have good defensive organisation and win your battles,” the Dutchman stated.

“Until you have the first goal you have to keep doing that, and I think from that moment on there was more composure and the quality on the ball was better.”