ALAN SHEARER laid into Marcus Rashford in an astonishing 40-second rant on live TV.
But Manchester United fans thought the England legend was “spot on” about their misfit striker.
Alan Shearer laid into Marcus Rashford on live television
GettyShearer was not happy with Rashford’s body language against Nottingham Forest[/caption]
PAThe Man Utd man cut a frustrated figure in the FA Cup tie[/caption]
Rashford lined up as Erik ten Hag’s main forward in Wednesday’s FA Cup tie against Nottingham Forest.
The Carrington academy product has only scored five goals in all competitions this term.
And he struggled to impress against a resilient Forest defence at the City Ground.
But one particular moment enraged Shearer, who was on commentary duty for BBC.
A long ball was played into Rashford’s feet.
And the £300,000-a-week ace immediately got closed down by tough Forest centre-back Felipe.
But instead of attempting to hold the ball up, Rashford immediately threw himself to the ground.
The referee was not buying it and let play continue.
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And Rashford immediately threw his arms up before trudging away from the action with his head faced the ground.
This caused Shearer to embark on a rant that lasted 40 seconds, during which he lambasted Rashford’s effort and body language.
Shearer said: “Come on Marcus, get up, stop waving your arms around.
“You’ve got to do better, too easy that. The ball’s in front of you against the defender, you’ve got to hold it for your teammates.
“I don’t like his body language at times, trying to send a message to fans, ‘it’s not my fault’.
“You as an individual have to take responsibility for your actions on the pitch.
“Get up and get on with it.”
United fans certainly had no sympathy for Rashford, with many agreeing with Shearer’s comments.
One said: “Alan Shearer nails it with Rashford, spot on.”
Another declared: “People are still defending Rashford yet he performs like this. Shearer is right.”
One noted: “Shearer telling the truth about Rashford on national telly.”
Another added: “Rashford’s body language is so poor, glad Shearer picked up on it.”
Shearer said: “I’m getting more frustrated with the lack of forward play when United get into position.
“It’s slow, no intensity in their play. I had a pop at Marcus in the first half.
“But when you’ve got players not prepared move in, stretch teams, they don’t half make his job more difficult.
“No wonder he gets frustrated at times. I know I would in that position.”
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