Marcus Rashford confirmed Manchester United will not be distracted by the race to purchase the Outdated Trafford membership as his double impressed a 3-0 win in opposition to Leicester on Sunday. United house owners the Glazer household are contemplating rival gives from Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, chairman of one in all Qatar’s largest banks, and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe. Additional bids might nonetheless be made amid studies United could also be beneath new possession inside six weeks — however Erik ten Hag’s aspect have saved their focus firmly on the pitch.

Rashford has been the important thing to United’s spectacular type in Ten Hag’s first season and the England ahead proved too sizzling for Leicester to deal with at Outdated Trafford.

Rashford has scored 24 occasions in all competitions for United this season, the best aim tally he has ever managed in a single marketing campaign.

Remarkably, 16 of these targets have are available in 17 appearances since he returned from the World Cup in December.

The 25-year-old can also be the primary United participant to attain in seven consecutive dwelling league video games since Wayne Rooney in 2010.

Rashford endured a tough interval previous to Ten Hag’s appointment final season, sparking recommendations the ahead would possibly look to depart Outdated Trafford.

However Rashford is now United’s most influential participant as he rediscovers the shape that made him a teen sensation.

Silverware drought

United sit third within the desk, simply 5 factors behind leaders Arsenal, after a 3rd win of their final 4 league matches.

Ten Hag has performed down his aspect’s hopes of catching Arsenal, who’ve a sport in hand on United.

But when United do fall quick within the title race, there are different alternatives to make it a memorable season in what may very well be the ultimate marketing campaign of the unpopular Glazers’ 18-year reign.

United are with out a main trophy since 2017, once they gained the League Cup and the Europa League, whereas their final Premier League crown got here 10 years in the past.

The silverware drought might finish this time period, with United internet hosting Barcelona within the second leg of their Europa League play-off on Thursday earlier than enjoying Newcastle within the League Cup closing three days later.

United are additionally by to the FA Cup fifth spherical, the place they face West Ham in March.

Rampant Rashford

After drawing 2-2 at Barcelona on Thursday, Ten Hag made 5 modifications to clean up his workforce forward of their pivotal week.

David De Gea made an outstanding save to disclaim Harvey Barnes within the early levels after the Leicester winger surged onto Kelechi Iheanacho‘s go.

Harry Souttar headed simply over from the ensuing nook earlier than Iheanacho’s deflected effort rolled narrowly extensive.

Solely De Gea was maintaining United afloat and the Spaniard plunged to his proper to make a superb cease from Iheanacho’s stooping header.

Fittingly, De Gea completed along with his a hundred and eightieth United clean-sheet, shifting him degree with Peter Schmeichel’s all time file for the membership.

After Leicester’s barrage, they had been hit with a Rashford sucker punch within the twenty fifth minute.

Bruno Fernandes’s deft go with the skin of his boot uncovered Leicester’s creaky offside entice, and Rashford sprinted clear to fireplace a medical end into the far nook from 12 yards.

Rashford’s aim got here in opposition to the run of play, nevertheless it was reward for Ten Hag’s resolution to deploy his star as United’s central striker fairly than on the flanks.

United had seized the momentum and they need to have been two up when Diogo Dalot one way or the other shanked Fernandes’s cross extensive from close-range.

Rashford’s pace and motion made him unplayable at occasions and he doubled United’s lead within the 56th minute.

Accelerating onto Fred‘s go, Rashford guided a composed end previous Ward, along with his celebrations briefly halted by an offside flag that was overturned by VAR.

Leicester had been in disarray and Jadon Sancho put the consequence past doubt within the 61st minute when the substitute slotted dwelling from Fernandes’s go.

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