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Graeme Souness says Marcus Rashford could be one of the ‘great disappointments in English football history’
Marcus Rashford is in danger of wasting his potential and throwing his career away.
That is the view of football legend Graeme Souness, who believes the 26-year-old Manchester United forward could go down as one of the biggest disappointments in English football.
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The Red Devils academy graduate has struggled for consistency this campaign having banged in a career-best 30 goals the previous season.
In 42 matches in all competitions, he has found the back of the net just eight times, with his off-field antics - such as partying in Belfast before calling in sick for training - doing little to boost his popularity among the United fanbase.
Rashford has been a key player for England in the past, scoring 17 goals and starring at the last World Cup, but has been omitted from Gareth Southgate's squad for Euro 2024.
And Liverpool legend Souness - speaking before news emerged of Rashford's Euros omission - has questioned why senior figures at Old Trafford haven not pulled him aside in their attempt to get him back on track.
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Speaking of the England international on talkSPORT's latest episode of , the Scotsman said: "It is more difficult to be a young starlet if you're at Man United than anywhere else.
"They get far too much acclaim, adulation, money, recognition - everything you want - they get far more at Man United than any other football club.
"And I think that is the case when I was a player, and it's still the case.
"There's been no leadership from the management to him [Rashford].
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"If you think of Fergie [Sir Alex Ferguson] with Ryan Giggs and the way he dealt with it and he became an absolute world superstar.
"Who are the senior players going, 'Marcus, this is the way we do it.'
"He could end his career as one of the great disappointments in the history of the English game, with all the ability he possesses.
"I think he has everything, the only thing you would say he is missing is he's not a clinical finisher.
"But he's had a couple of good years, he can drop a shoulder and he's got electric pace.
"He got 30 goals last year and he's got seven [Premier League] goals now, I'm not describing a top player."
Souness is also of the opinion that now is the time for United to cash in on Rashford, who is tied down at the Theatre of Dreams until 2028.
He stated: "He's from Manchester, it's his team, but for his improvement, I think he should leave."
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