9 stats that show Marcus Rashford is Man Utd's 22-23 MVP: Goals, assists...
Erik ten Hag has put Manchester United back on track in the Premier League and Marcus Rashford is one player in particular who has benefited from the new system.
It's no secret that Rashford struggled to find his form last season as he had his weakest season in terms of goalscoring. Throughout the 2021-22 season, Rashford has hit the back of the net just five times in total.
The 25-year-old has appeared to be reborn this season and arguably he's United's most important player at the moment. With 13 goals already, he more than doubled his tally from last season.
Ten Hag was impressed with Rashford's recent form and was again blown away by his performance in the FA Cup against Everton which saw him score and produce two assists.
"Once again a great performance in the game, but he was from the first minute of the game," the manager explained via Manchester Evening News.
"As a team we handled the backhand well and I think Marcus is the one who goes up front and showed the belief, showed the belief, good movement, good runs behind, taking players For 90 minutes he was a threat to Everton defenders.
"As a striker you measure goals and assist. Today he definitely had two assists and a goal so that's great and he has fantastic skills. When he has that mental stability , he continues but it demands a lot from him and also from us as a team, the organization.
"Make sure we have the right environment and the right culture. When he stays focused like that, I'm sure he continues that process.
"We have a good staff and many staff members who contribute to the performance of the team, the individuals, and we do a lot with the individuals but we also do a lot with the combinations, the lines in the team.
"But the most important thing is how you play. The most important thing is that the players cooperate, challenge each other and put themselves in the best positions. There is a lot of work in it but the most important thing is Marcus him -even.”
With Rashford tearing things up between several contenders at the moment, we've picked out 11 stats that show he's Man United's MVP.
- Rashford has scored seven league goals from an xG of 5.5, showing just how clinical he has been. No United team player has a higher xG outperformance than Rashford this season.
– He has completed more dribbles (21) than any other Manchester United player this season.
– Across all competitions, he's averaging 0.54 goals per game, which is the most he's ever scored. In his most prolific season in 2019-20, he averaged 0.5 goals per game.
– The striker has produced six assists this season at the rate of 0.25 assists per game. Only Christian Eriksen has produced more assists for United this season.
– He produced 2.47 shot creating actions per 90, which is an increase from the 2.04 he averaged last season.
– Since the World Cup, Rashford has scored seven goals in just five appearances.
– Rashford has a Whoscored average match rating of 7.54 in the Europa League, which is higher than any other Man United player.
– The 25-year-old has scored in all competitions he has appeared in this season with goals in the Premier League, League Cup, FA Cup, Europa League and World Cup.
>– Rashford has scored in 3 consecutive Premier League games for the first time since January 2019.
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Erik ten Hag has put Manchester United back on track in the Premier League and Marcus Rashford is one player in particular who has benefited from the new system.
It's no secret that Rashford struggled to find his form last season as he had his weakest season in terms of goalscoring. Throughout the 2021-22 season, Rashford has hit the back of the net just five times in total.
The 25-year-old has appeared to be reborn this season and arguably he's United's most important player at the moment. With 13 goals already, he more than doubled his tally from last season.
Ten Hag was impressed with Rashford's recent form and was again blown away by his performance in the FA Cup against Everton which saw him score and produce two assists.
"Once again a great performance in the game, but he was from the first minute of the game," the manager explained via Manchester Evening News.
"As a team we handled the backhand well and I think Marcus is the one who goes up front and showed the belief, showed the belief, good movement, good runs behind, taking players For 90 minutes he was a threat to Everton defenders.
"As a striker you measure goals and assist. Today he definitely had two assists and a goal so that's great and he has fantastic skills. When he has that mental stability , he continues but it demands a lot from him and also from us as a team, the organization.
"Make sure we have the right environment and the right culture. When he stays focused like that, I'm sure he continues that process.
"We have a good staff and many staff members who contribute to the performance of the team, the individuals, and we do a lot with the individuals but we also do a lot with the combinations, the lines in the team.
"But the most important thing is how you play. The most important thing is that the players cooperate, challenge each other and put themselves in the best positions. There is a lot of work in it but the most important thing is Marcus him -even.”
With Rashford tearing things up between several contenders at the moment, we've picked out 11 stats that show he's Man United's MVP.
- Rashford has scored seven league goals from an xG of 5.5, showing just how clinical he has been. No United team player has a higher xG outperformance than Rashford this season.
– He has completed more dribbles (21) than any other Manchester United player this season.
– Across all competitions, he's averaging 0.54 goals per game, which is the most he's ever scored. In his most prolific season in 2019-20, he averaged 0.5 goals per game.
– The striker has produced six assists this season at the rate of 0.25 assists per game. Only Christian Eriksen has produced more assists for United this season.
– He produced 2.47 shot creating actions per 90, which is an increase from the 2.04 he averaged last season.
– Since the World Cup, Rashford has scored seven goals in just five appearances.
– Rashford has a Whoscored average match rating of 7.54 in the Europa League, which is higher than any other Man United player.
– The 25-year-old has scored in all competitions he has appeared in this season with goals in the Premier League, League Cup, FA Cup, Europa League and World Cup.
>– Rashford has scored in 3 consecutive Premier League games for the first time since January 2019.
READ NEXT: 6 players Erik ten Hag improved at Man Utd: Rashford…
TRY A QUIZ: Can you name the Man Utd XI from Marcus Rashford's 2016 debut?
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