On May 12, in Hupu, the news came out. Manchester United's long-established legend Scholes made his point unequivocally clear in an interview with the media talkSPORT, saying that it was impossible for Rashford to return to Old Trafford. He feels that the 28-year-old attacker's time at Old Trafford is completely over. However, he also made a prediction that he will become an absolutely key player in the England team in this summer's World Cup.
Scholes has no ambiguity when it comes to Rashford's future. This attacker who came from Manchester United's youth training was completely relegated to the miserable side by former coach Amorim last season. Since then, he has been loaned out to Aston Villa and Barcelona. This season, he successfully scored 14 goals and successfully sent 14 assists in various competitions with Barcelona. Last weekend, he helped the team defeat Real Madrid with a truly wonderful free kick to secure the La Liga championship.
I think his career at Manchester United is over. The free kick he scored that night was one of a kind. Although he may not have played in many competitions, his statistics are really good. When he was at Manchester United, I could tell that his love for the club was gone and he didn't really want to be there. At least that's what it looks like to me a lot of the time. Therefore, it is really unimaginable for me to repair this relationship as intact as before.
Scholes gave a very clear judgment on Rashford's potential transfer prospects. He stated that he believed that Rashford would stay at Barcelona, perhaps at a discounted price. It had been discussed before that it was about 25 to 26 million pounds. For a player with his talent and proven himself in this level of competition, this deal is definitely worth finalizing. Rashford also expressed his thoughts to the media without reservation during the championship celebration. He said that if he were a magician, he would stay at Barcelona. On the night of the El Clasico final, everyone in Barça praised him.
Sir Alex Ferguson said of Scholes, who elaborated on why the attacking player who came out of the Red Devils' youth training system has struggled to regain his place at Manchester United. He bluntly stated that he really couldn't see the player returning to Manchester United. As for the last series of games before the player left the team, his performance showed that he had no intention of staying at Manchester United, and it was even difficult to achieve the basic performance of actively running for the team. The player had enough speed and talent to tear apart any defense. However, if he was unwilling to do even the most basic running, he almost showed an attitude at that time. This is not to say that he is arrogant, but there is a vague sense that he does not think that he does not need to do his best for every basic responsibility like other ordinary players. Almost, he defined himself as one of the names on the altar of gods, such as Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi. He felt that I no longer need to run, no longer need to devote all my strength to help the team, I just need to stay in front and wait to get the ball, pass people, and then blast the ball into the top corner quickly and vigorously. However, at Manchester United, such an attitude would never be tolerated. In fact, it would not work at all. This is very clear to everyone."
But when the topic turned to the England team, Scholes immediately became extremely optimistic. When asked whether Rashford should start on the left wing of the Three Lions, he answered without hesitation: "I think there is definitely a chance. Of course there is competition in that position – Anthony Gordon is also a very good player. But if Tuchel arranges Rashford on the left wing, I will be quite happy with the decision. He also has to do his best in that team. There is no doubt about it." He also had to work hard to get playing opportunities at Barcelona. Although I haven't watched too many Barcelona games, I can roughly confirm that if he didn't stay focused on the defensive end, he wouldn't be able to make it to Flick's team. You see, if he can actually perform his best on the court, you must know that everyone knows how deadly talent he has. He can score goals, can continue to create threats, and can provide excellent assists to his teammates in any situation. If he is willing to focus that hard work on both defensive tracking and tactical coordination, I have no doubt that he will have an extremely successful summer with the Three Lions.