Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has advised Marcus Rashford to leave Manchester United in a bid to revive his career.
Rashford has netted just eight goals in 36 games for the Red Devils this campaign — compared to what was a career best, scoring 30 goals across all competitions.
The Englishman has also received criticism for his off-field character with reports in late January suggesting he spent his time at a Belfast nightclub before missing training with United.
Another issue with Rashford making a decision to go to a separate nightclub event after a 3-0 derby loss to Manchester City — a scenario Erik ten Hag termed “unacceptable”.
And now, Ferdinand has suggested the forward, whose Euro 2024 place could be at risk should consider moving away from Old Trafford.
“I think it’s a pivotal moment in his career now, he’s not a kid anymore,” Ferdinand said to Sky Bet’s Stick to Football podcast.
“I think there’s a big decision to make, from him. He’s got to look at who’s around him, who are the external people? Are they the right people?
“Are they enabling him to make excuses for himself behind closed doors? Or are they saying ‘look at yourself and be accountable for what you are doing’? He needs to look at that and own that and make big decisions.”
The former Man United captain also added: “When I left West Ham (for Leeds) I could have gone to Chelsea, that’s probably a club I would have preferred to go to at the time. But the reason I went to Leeds was it was out of London and the external people around me, I needed to get away from.
“He might need to go ‘you know what, I’ll get rid of them and stay in Manchester, or I’ve got to leave Manchester and get rid of those people’.”