{"id":26649,"date":"2024-12-20T16:30:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T16:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=26649"},"modified":"2024-12-20T16:30:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T16:30:55","slug":"ian-wright-defends-marcus-rashford-amid-criticism-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/ian-wright-defends-marcus-rashford-amid-criticism-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I Got To Arsenal At 28&#8221;: Ian Wright Defends Marcus Rashford After Fans Slam Him For Wanting To Leave Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ian Wright has launched an impassioned defence of Marcus Rashford after critics slammed him for wanting to leave Manchester United for a &#8216;new challenge&#8217;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old admitted earlier this week that he was &#8216;ready for a new challenge&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/henrywinter\/status\/1869093724103602178\">Rashford said in an interview with Henry Winter<\/a>: \u201cFor me, personally, I think I\u2019m ready for a new challenge and the next steps. When I leave it\u2019s going to be \u201cno hard feelings\u201d. You\u2019re not going to have any negative comments from me about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/jamie-carragher-manchester-united-sell-bruno-fernandes\/\">Manchester United<\/a>. That\u2019s me as a person.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Manchester United fans banner aimed at Marcus Rashford tonight<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Excuses, ta ra Marcus&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MUFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t3vBS8xQtm\">pic.twitter.com\/t3vBS8xQtm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FootballAwaydays (@Awaydays23) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Awaydays23\/status\/1869852778971181487?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The United academy graduate has caught flak for the omission, with some fans letting their feelings known during the Red Devils&#8217; thrilling 4-3 defeat by Tottenham in the Carabao Cup on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>This included a banner which read: &#8220;Excuses, Ta ra, Marcus.&#8221; But Arsenal icon Wright has leapt to Rashford&#8217;s defence, slamming those criticising him for wanting to try something new.<\/p>\n<h2>Ian Wright: Some Fans Are Desperate To See Marcus Rashford Fail<\/h2>\n<p>Following a debate over Rashford on the latest episode of The Overlap&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XrvVPFucmgU\">Stick To Football<\/a> podcast, Wright insisted Rashford is capable of incredible things despite losing form in recent seasons for Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>And in a comment underneath an Instagram post from The Overlap, Wright made his feelings known.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I got to Arsenal at 28, but you expect ME to write off someone with the ability Marcus has at 27!!!!&#8221; Wright wrote. &#8220;So many of you are desperate to see these young people fail so that you can say you were right!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ian Wright defended Marcus Rashford on Instagram \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O4jxoxjybN\">pic.twitter.com\/O4jxoxjybN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNUK\/status\/1870054035639750809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You would take one per cent of the career Marcus has had!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite starting his professional football career later than most, Wright went on to score 182 goals in 293 appearances for the Gunners.<\/p>\n<p>Rashford has 138 goals in 426 games for his boyhood club but has struggled to replicate his 30-goal campaign from two seasons ago.<\/p>\n<h2>Roy Keane Issues Warning To Rashford<\/h2>\n<p>In the same episode of Stick To Football, Manchester United legend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/roy-keane-warning-marcus-rashford-manchester-united\/\">Roy Keane warned Rashford<\/a> that wherever he plays his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/football\/\">football,<\/a>\u00a0he might not return to his best.<\/p>\n<p>Keane said in response to Manchester United star Marcus Rashford\u2019s interview: \u201cI don\u2019t actually mind what he said, although it\u2019s a bit long, but it\u2019s spot on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes a deal just works for everybody \u2013 it\u2019s been going on for a year or two now. There\u2019s obviously a bit of talent there and he\u2019s been at the club since he was a kid. A change would probably do him a world of good, for him and his team and family to go abroad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u201cMy only warning for players like that \u2013 he [Marcus Rashford] has all those traits as a footballer. If you lose that hunger, it\u2019s hard to get it back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u201cWe know that for great players, it\u2019s nothing to do with money \u2013 it\u2019s about the next challenge and your pride.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Ruben Amorim Leaves Rashford Out<\/h2>\n<p>After being left out of the Manchester derby matchday squad, Rashford was nowhere to be seen for a second straight game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/ruben-amorim-on-marcus-rashford-man-united-exit-bombshell\/\">Ruben Amorim<\/a> decided to leave the striker out again, just days after his bombshell interview.<\/p>\n<p>Before his exit statement, there had already been reports that the Red Devils were willing to sell their academy star.<\/p>\n<p>Reports have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/five-clubs-marcus-rashford-manchester-united-transfer\/\">linked with him an exit to a number of clubs<\/a>. The latest of which is Spanish side\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/marcus-rashford-transfer-news-atletico-madrid\/\">Atletico Madrid.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ian Wright has launched an impassioned defence of Marcus Rashford after critics slammed him for wanting to leave Manchester United for a &#8216;new challenge&#8217;. The 27-year-old admitted earlier this week that he was &#8216;ready for a new challenge&#8217;. 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