'He seems unhappy' - Man Utd legend suggests Marcus Rashford doesn't have 'fire in belly' to get out of current 'slump'

Since the beginning of the 2023-24 campaign, Rashford has scored just eight goals in all competitions for the Red Devils, and was omitted from Gareth Southgate's England squad for Euro 2024.

Now, Yorke has claimed that only Rashford himself can turn his fortunes around, having drawn another blank at the weekend in United's 2-1 defeat to Brighton. Yorke, of course, was a prolific striker, and scored 48 goals in 96 games during his time at United.

Yorke told talkSPORT via The Mirror: "You have to find out where the individual is at, what is going through his head, what is his thought process in his everyday life. At the end of the day, we all have issues, we all have tough times in our lives.

"I am sure that being left out of the England set-up last year, you expect him to come back with a little bit of fire in his belly and kick on after a poor season by his standards. Marcus Rashford is the only person who can get himself out of that slump. You can bring in the best coaches around him, but he has to have that burning desire to get himself back. We know he has all the talent and all the ability.

"But if he is not prepared to put that effort in and really bring himself back from his poorest season last year, he is not going to get back to that level. He has to want to do it. I have defended Marcus many times, but he just seems unhappy. For whatever reason I don't know, but just does not seem to be enjoying his football like he used to."

United are next in action against Liverpool in the Premier League this weekend. Rashford will be out to make a serious impact against the Red Devils' bitter rivals and open his scoring account for the 2024-25 season.