‘Rashford may be forced to leave Man Utd’

Former Chelsea and England midfielder, Dennis Wise says Marcus Rashford could be forced to leave Manchester United.

The arrival of Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal has pushed 20-year-old Rashford further down the pecking order at Old Trafford – he’s only featured for 19 minutes in the Premier League since the Chilean signed.

Rashford is back in the squad to face Sevilla tonight after missing the club’s last two matches with a hip problem, but he hasn’t started a game since the 4-0 win over Yeovil in the FA Cup in late January.

The England man, who is under contract until 2020, has gone on record as saying he thinks he is a no. 9, but he’s played most of his games for United on the left and with Anthony Martial and now Sanchez to compete with his options could be even more sparse.

Wise told Sky Sports: “At some stage if he doesn’t get regular football that will be something of a consideration for him further down the line.

“There are some quality players that they have brought in. There is Lukaku that he has got to try and get himself in front of – I am not sure he will.

“Although Lukaku has not been performing fantastically well. Sanchez is another one that Mourinho has brought in. It’s about where they are going to fit Rashford in and what position.

“At times he has mostly played wide and that is not really his main position but I think he will accept that position because he wants to play.

“When he gets his opportunities he has got to take it, otherwise he won’t get many [further] opportunities [to impress] and he might sit for a while on the bench and not play.

“But it’s not something I would like to see as an England international – I’d like to see him playing constantly and scoring goals because I think he is capable of doing that.”