Most has been written about Marcus Rashford’s eventual return to Manchester United—playing for rival Premier League club—staying with Barcelona history. Everything indicates that it will end at Camp Nou, on a permanent transfer this summer, but in the world of football we have seen things can turn around quickly. A former employee of Manchester United and the England national team firmly believes this is not over. If Michael Carrick ends up as Man Utd manager next season, then Rashford will be tempted back.
Rod Thornley has worked as a masseur for both the Red Devils and the Three Lions, says he “knows” Rashford well, and believes he knows how the 28-year-old thinks.
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First to the transformation that ended with the exit.
-I say it, I don’t mind, I know Marcus, and if he’s not happy with what I’m saying, I don’t care. He was unhappy. He became a different person. I saw this player who used to be a happy, lovely boy who just hustled around, especially at the club. Outside the club, I used to see him every now and then and he was fine outside the club, but at the club he had a demeanor that just wasn’t good,” Thornley begins, according to talkSPORT.
“Then it rubbed off on the pitch and then you see him walking around and you just wanted to get the energy level out of him, which is what Michael Carrick is doing now. He gets the energy level out of the players, and you wanted it out of Marcus, but you just didn’t get it, and it was basically wasted. For me, he has half wasted his Manchester United career instead of it being taken away from him,” the former United masseur continues.
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When asked if he thinks Rashford wants to return to Manchester United, Thornley has no doubts.
-Yes, I really do, because it’s his club. He loves the club and he still has the talent, definitely, and he proves it at Barcelona, but what he needs is the consistency and hunger again. It’s the hunger he needs,” Thornley concludes.
