Mourinho when he was a sky pundit "I think Marcus was forced by the club to be a number 9. But he isn't a number 9. He can be but his main strength is on the wing. Especially against teams that attack if united goes on a counter he can kill them. I remember a game we played against Liverpool and we had to win to get 2nd that season and I knew that Liverpool was going to attack like crazy so my plan was simple. I have a world class keeper. I need my boys at the back to leave blood on the pitch and then I knew Marcus on the wing would kill them. First half he scores 2 goals from the wing we win the game we get 2nd place. So Ole has to stop using him as a target man that's not Marcus " EDIT Just saw he is turning 60 today. HBD to the special one

Roy's appreciation be like: Finally Marcus doing the job he should be doing for a long time.. No big deal

I've never seen him take on players like this. He has matured a lot over time, passes back when needed but takes on players as well. The way he took on those two players for that goal was so direct and straight forward absolutely fearless.

He’s so direct and purposeful now... a man on a mission... now or never for him, 25 now as Roy says...

Roy Keane reacts to Rashfords incredible form: “That’s his job”

his ability to bring the ball back under him while he's got 5 different legs swiping at the ball is insane, been a few goals recently where i've been left speechless how he's managing to keep ball control in some of these 1 vs 2/3 situations inside the box.

He's in shape, confident, willing to fight and make an impression on the pitch. That's all Keano has ever asked of United players.

The way he runs with the ball reminds me a lot of 2007/8 Ronaldo. Standing tall, fast, and killer shot.

I think one of the reasons why he's so confident going into 1v1 or even 1v2 situations is how ETH solidified the team. MU improved a lot in getting the ball back after losing it so Marcus knows he can do these things safely. There will be no problem if he fails in these situations sometimes because the teammates will fix it.

Just watch the way Roy responds with , "to be the main man!.." there's so much fight and passion behind his expression there, it's gets me buzzing for the next Utd game and Rashford performance. Made me laugh at the same time the seriousness of his look, honestly watch it, fantastic 🤣

Rashford has always been good. People easily forget , just two seasons ago he did over 20 goals together with Martial. The incident at the Europ e cup final,the abuse from the loss of penalty,coupled with the injury and the surgery he had to undergo which denied him pre-season training affected him,then add a team that completely lost its direction under Ole and Ragnick, include the coming of Ronaldo, so much happening at the same time. It was just too much for him to handle. His current celebration tells a story in itself I also think the distraction from Pogba and Lingard was also there. It would seem he is now freed from all of those , a couple of goals under a coach that believes in him,even willing to pick him above Ronaldo has restored his confidence. I believe he plays better with Martial beside him both have devastating speed which many defences cannot deal with and both understand each other very well. If only Martial can be consistent and be rid of his injury problems . If Garnacho can step up ,he might become the pacy partner that allows Rashford even more freedom to wreck havoc with his pace. I am happy to see him playing with a smile on his face again. That haunted look on his face last season was worrying!

I don't see a disgruntled Roy Keane anymore ..this is a true honest United great he feels for this club he fought for this badge..lovely to see him talking positives ...keano keano

I’ve never for once doubted the ability of Marcus Rashford. I love what Erik ten hag is doing at the club. He never fields unfit players and I hope the sale of the club happens quickly so Man Utd can go back to glory days. GGMU

Players take time to mature and almost always get better with age, this isn't even his prime. Very happy and excited for Marcus. Hope signs da ting and stays with us for a long succesfull time.

Neva heard before Roy “ Mr Manchester Utd” Keane speaking so glowingly of Man Utd player, it is quite refreshing to hear and see that.

Rashford directness has been great so far, if he can keep that consistency it will help United big time

Love Marcus.just hope he can be consistent because at the minute he looks fantastic

Ronaldo leaving made a huge difference to Rashford, he was living under his shadow. Bloody well done to lad, great to see him back to his old self!! Brilliant goal last night!!

I don’t think any united fans would say last season he chopped inside looking for a pass…he just used to run into traffic and lose the ball 😂.

Already when he came back over the summer he looked the part, just took a bit of time to get into it. Love it!

We were all critical of rashford because we all could see his potential. Look at him now showing it and I think there's a lot lot more from him. I would hope he doesn't get overwhelmed by it and just goes out and enjoys himself and shows the world what we can all see in him.

Lean fightin machine from Roy Keane!

Roy always just seems to hit the nail on the head

It’s good to see the development of his character through maturity. It’s a pity that he has to go through that with the eyes of a public arena focussed on him, but he has kept to what he believes in, he hasn’t gone off the rails, as so many people do in the same position. Well done Marcus. As I said at the time:- “ Get off your knees, and run with the ball.” He can do a lot more for his cause from that position, with a positive attitude.

King Roy ❤

Proper lean fighting machine 🔥

Ten Hag also needs praise for this . The team has been transformed since the start of the season , but Rashford has obviously been outstanding 🔴⚪️⚫️

really impressive show of character turn it around the way he has. and southgate brought on sterling !

Roy, haha. Always super serious as usual

Marcus was always this good just because the team is doing better n he is getting the recognition he deserves.

The guys of then It was awesome

Rashford 🙌🏻

Should have played more in the world cup

Rashford has turned into prime Henry, guy cannot be stopped atm

It’s literally all down to ten hag. Built the team to put Marcus in his positions to score. He always mentions it post match

Please don't stop marcus keep going

Lean fighting machine haha imagine being called that by Roy Keane what a compliment

Rushford is finally just doing his job!

Roy figured the tash out in the end

This what I’ve been asking for Build up the Young players in the Team like Rashford an Martial forget these so called experienced Players the Game is evolving.

Roy's moustache was 🔥

Let's not forget that LVG gave Rashford his debut

Rashford was in form prior to the world cup. He carried that form into the tournament as well scoring 3 goals against Iran and Wales only to get dropped for Foden who has never played well for England on the wing. Kane needs direct runners with pace around him and Gareth decided to drop a player that has those qualities in abundance for another player who has a completely different skillset. Not only that Southgate took Saka off against France before Foden for an out of form Sterling! Well done Gareth. You had all the tools at this world cup and you ballsed it up.

Don’t know the guy but he seems a nice chap wish him all the best in his future endeavors

Proper, lean, fightin' machine.

Bout time, he's had so much potential for years that didn't go anywhere

It shows the difference having a good manager makes. The players now seem like they know their roles in the team and they are causing more problems for the opposition which helps rashford.

Rashford doesn't have his form back. He is in the best form ever.

Finally Roy Keane praises Rashford

I expect Roy Keane to say.. "he's a winger, that what he should do.. he just doing his job"

Ball Control + Extreme Pace/Control At Pace + End Product = Dangerous

You can see the change. Like Roy said he's looking lean. The work he must be doing behind the scenes is paying off but we've this Rashford before. And the great players do it week in week out, not just for awhile

I'm happy for him he's a quality player and still so young

All the best

people who said he only playing this good for a new contract clearly forget how good rashford actually is before the chaos of last season. he was incredible under ole and now ten hag seems to level up his game. i think we're about to witness the best version of rashford.

Great to see Fletch on sky

Wow Rashford finally doing something on the pitch after not doing anything for a few years, amazing!😂

Roy ; Marcus looks like his enjoying that responsibility

Would love to see Kane drop into a number 10 or even CAM role for England with Rashford upfront running in behind. Imagine Kanes elite passing for Rashford

It needs more than a ten game burst to convince people though. He has gone on scoring runs in the past and then tailed off. He is looking good at the moment so wevwill see how it goes.

He felt challenged by the incredible success of young kilian imbappe and now Marcus has come into his own zone, the national team will benefit from it if he stays injury free

People don't realise that it's a big compliment when Roy says you did your job

The trouble with Rashford is I think he lets things get to him to easily. When he’s frustrated/struggling in the game he visibly loses his focus and starts to get mopey and selfish. Even against Arsenal on Sunday he was acting like that. If he can learn to temper that side of his game moving forward he’s set for the rest of his career. Otherwise we’ve seen all this from him before like Roy said, he gets off on a really good run of form then crashes out for a few months after rinse repeat.

Roy's moustache finally headed back to the 1980's

Last line does it for me

Keane is bang on, rashford and in fairness all the united players look lean and hungry, and thats the gaffer

Mbappe scoring goals like that in French league is world class but Marcus ain't getting the same recognition doing it in the prem.

Delighted for Rashford that he's producing this form after a difficult spell with his surgery and the stick he got after the Euros penalty and for his work outside football. Just hope he isn't doing an Aubameyang, pulling out incredible form to earn a big contract renewal then fading again.

Marcus need to develop his game when Manchester United is in possession.

Surely he’ll get a hat trick soon

Uniteds February is look very favourable for wins all round , See Rashford getting at least 7 goals and 5 prem win

A proper lean fighting machine is damn accurate.

YYYYYESSSSS Rashy

Dude is Hungry and in form!

Ten Hag effect. Look at how those players are growing

When look at the years, Ronaldo hit his stride at around 24 and consistently improved every year, but he avoided injuries and worked on becoming more clinical. Rash can remain this good till maybe he's 32, but i would like for him to cap off this good year with a trophy so his achievements don't count for nothing. This Utd team will be deadly if you had 3 other players playing at the level and intensity Rashford is playing at. Sancho has the potential and ability to play at this level and become better than Rashford, just requires focus.

An MBE chasing a ballon d'or. This is the Rashford i can get on board with

Roy keane: it’s his job.

It is possible that Rashford could be the next Roy Keane.

RAAAASHHHHYYYYYYY

Chapman is working for Sky now as well? Dude is everywhere

I get quite frustrated when listening to people talking about Rashford. Last season was his only truly bad season, along with virtually every other Utd player. The 2 seasons before he had 21 goals and double figures assists , and yet the narrative seems to be he was rubbish for 3 years previous to this season. Ok, this is his best form ever, but he is, as he always was, a very good player developing into his prime. Long may it continue.

Lean Sancho coming in 💪🏾

Agree

Journalist: what do you think about Marcus Rashford's amazing form? Keane: he's 25...it's about f****** time!

Like him or love Roy will always tell it how it is.

Roy talking about Marcus as if he's a race horse lol. Good to see positivity returning to the club and its former players.

I love he said ronaldo... Like Italian 😂

Wikipedia lists Marcus’ height as 5ft 11, but he looks a lot taller than that. Bummer for opposition who think 5ft 11, and then see him striding on the field.

Who’s the plasterer next to roy

I think Marcus has been the ace in the pack for the last two years,just because he was in a bad side doesn’t mean he was bad

Like Bruno said, this has always been Rashford, I was telling people for years, he is one I never wanted to sell ever because I knew we are one good manager away from unlocking his potential and Ten Hag has done just that.

Great comments 🙏❤️✌️💎👌

Well done .

Much credit to Ten Hag, for sure he influenced Rashford a lot, small details, also on his diet, for sure Ten Hag is monitoring his diet as well as his mental, communication and just being clear of what he wants from him. express yourself

Rashford was putting up these numbers under Ole. He only dipped last season when a certain former #7 came in.

Rashy on smoke

I don't think it's to do with the penny dropping. I think he would have been under strict orders to always pass to the intimidating Ego of Cristiano, but now that Rashford is the main man combined with having a brilliant modern attacking coach who knows how to coach and improve players, is the reason for his form. Van Gaal and Jose were disastrous managers for a player like Rashford. Having Eriksen create things a little further back helps too.

Rashford has been playing injured and unfit for the last few seasons. Doesnt mean he stopped learning. Now he has his fitness back - back to business as usual.

proper lean fighting machine, Damn right.