Manchester United would consider Marcus Rashford sale if he wants to leave

Manchester United would consider selling Marcus Rashford if a substantial offer arrives and he tells the club he wants to leave.

However, the Premier League club are not proactively looking to sell the England international, who has more than four years remaining on his contract at Old Trafford.

United’s preference is to keep the 26-year-old and work with him to get him back to his best and help him return to the form of previous years.

Rashford signed a new five-year contract at United last July which runs until June 2028.

That followed his most successful scoring season as a professional, with the striker registering 30 goals in 56 matches across all competitions.

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This season, Rashford has played 40 times for United, scoring eight goals and providing five assists and recently spoke out about “abuse” he has received.

“I appreciate your support! It is abuse and has been for months. Enough is enough,” he posted on social media.

Manager Erik ten Hag last week backed him to recapture his best form.

He said: “I have a lot of sympathy for Rashy. Last year, he had a brilliant season, the best season in his career, 30 goals.

“This season he didn’t give the performances and then people are very critical. I think we have to back him. Everyone should back him and push him to get back to the levels he was at last year.

“I think he needs support. We all know what he’s capable of. We all have to support but also to push him. He can do better than he is doing this year and we have seen that last year when he was really brilliant.”

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Erik ten Hag and the boos that exposed the lack of trust in Manchester United's manager

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