Marcus Rashford has revealed he is feeling positive about Manchester United's start to life under new manager Erik ten Hag.
Rashford struggled throughout the 2021/22 campaign alongside his Red Devils teammates and found it tough to shake off persistent injury concerns and find form, netting just four Premier League goals in 25 appearances.
However, with a new manager comes a clean slate and Rashford says the longer pre-season is serving him well ahead of the 2022/23 term.
“It's been a bit unnatural for me to have such a long break in the summer, just under four weeks and I could have a break physically and mentally," he said.
"It's massive to have a full pre-season. This is the first year I've been with the team from the beginning and I already feel a lot of better.
“I think the first two-and-a-half weeks of training have been good, we're a lot fitter than we were last season and also we're making mistakes along the way so we have a lot of room for improvement.”
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"For me, it's a fresh start and something I'm looking forward to," he added. "I'm in a good place right now. I'm just looking forward to getting more games under my belt."
It's the first time since breaking into United's senior side that Rashford has had a full pre-season with the squad. The England international started in the 4-0 drubbing of Liverpool on Tuesday and will hope to get more minutes in the next friendly against Melbourne Victory on Friday.
Source : 90min