Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final as Wout Weghorst scored his first goal for the club
That only Erling Haaland has scored more goals than Marcus Rashford among Premier League players in all competitions this season places the England striker’s progress in perspective as his 18th of the season allowedcurtailed any optimistic dreaming of Premier League glory, perhaps it served to enhance Erik ten Hag’s appetite to land a more realistic target for silverware in the cups.
Rashford trails Haaland’s current tally of 31 goals by more than United are behind Arsenal in points in the league but it is the momentum that is as encouraging as anything for Ten Hag as he seeks to end United’s six-year wait for a trophy. It was in this competition and then against these opponents, in the week surrounding Christmas, that Rashford’s hot streak began.
Rashford became the first United player to reach five goals in a League Cup campaign since Carlos Tevez managed six in 2008-09. “There are other players playing really well,” Ten Hag said. “But I’m really happy with Marcus.”Photograph: Tim Goode/PA
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