Alan Shearer names Rashford in group of Man Utd players ‘not prepared to fight’

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    Alan Shearer accused Marcus Rashford of lacking fight after Manchester United's 1-0 loss to Newcastle United.

    Erik ten Hag's side fell to their sixth Premier League defeat of the season when Anthony Gordon scored the only goal of the contest. The result leaves the Red Devils five points away from fourth placed Aston Villa.

    It was another huge setback for the Red Devils, who look destined for an early Champions League exit having drawn 3-3 with Galatasaray. While there were plenty of United players who could have been picked out for their poor performance, Shearer focussed on Rashford's display.

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    "I thought they were a mess, I thought they were terrible," Shearer said on the 'Rest is Football' podcast. "I thought their attitude was awful and it highlighted some of the really bad attitudes they clearly have.

    "When it's tough and when it's hard, you see the players who want to play for you and you see the players who want to support you as a manager and as a fan. And I thought there were three or four players yesterday who were not prepared to roll their sleeves up and gave up far too easily and didn't want to fight."

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    Shearer also added: "When you look at Rashford's performance from yesterday, he didn't look like he wanted to be there at all. When he got dragged off, you could see his reaction.'

    Last season, Rashford contributed an outstanding 17 goals and five assists in 35 Premier League games, but he has only managed to get on the scoresheet twice this campaign. While Shearer did earmark the 26-year-old for criticism, he thinks the academy graduate is far from the only problem at the club.

    "It's a basket case of a football club," Shearer added. "I don't see it [United getting better] happening any time soon. It's a long term job, it's been a long term job already.

    "They have been nowhere near where they want to be for a number of years now and eventually what happens with the owners comes down onto the pitch."

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