How ex-Man Utd coach ‘who was always smiling’ got the best out of Marcus Rashford

BENNI McCARTHY says helium brought the champion retired of Marcus Rashford — by making him smile.

The South African spent 2 years connected Manchester United’s coaching staff, which coincided with Rashford’s career-best 30-goal haul successful 2022-23.

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Marcus Rashford is present connected indebtedness astatine Aston Villa[/caption]

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Benni McCarthy was a Man Utd manager erstwhile Rashford was astatine his best[/caption]

The forward, 27, deed conscionable 8 past play and is rebuilding his vocation connected indebtedness astatine Aston Villa.

Former Blackburn striker McCarthy, 47, said: “That play erstwhile helium scored 30 goals, erstwhile helium stepped connected to the pitch, he’s got a spot of a grin connected his face. And I’m ever smiling.

“I deliberation it becomes a small spot infectious. You can’t beryllium aggravated astir idiosyncratic similar me. Rashy was successful his element.

“He asked maine for proposal and it was bully that I was capable to beryllium determination for him.

“After that, I don’t cognize what happened. He conscionable went backmost into his ammunition and was  unapproachable.”

Meanwhile, Villa main Unai Emery reckons Rashford is “adapting fantastically” pursuing his accomplishment successful the past transportation window.

The 60-cap Englishman made his archetypal commencement successful Wednesday’s thrilling 2-2 location Prem gully with leaders Liverpool, arsenic did chap loanee Marcos Asensio.

Emery said: “They played good. They played 60-65 minutes truthful it’s different measurement guardant from them by getting assurance and minutes, knowing the players and the idea.”

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Rashford was axed nether Ruben Amorim astatine Old Trafford but had thrived astatine his boyhood nine portion McCarthy was a coach[/caption]

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In contrast, McCarthy believes United’s existent concern is thing to grin about.

Under-fire manager Ruben Amorim was forced to prime a seat packed with teenagers past clip out, arsenic Sunday’s 1-0 Prem nonaccomplishment astatine Tottenham plunged the Red Devils to 15th.

McCarthy said: “The Spurs lucifer was precise depressing.

” It was bittersweet to see, particularly erstwhile you’ve conscionable near the nine not truthful agelong agone and past you spot each the injured players.

“You look astatine the seat and you don’t spot that enactment to alteration things.

“Yes, it’s large for the young players that they get successful that benignant of opportunity. But you know, we’re successful the concern of winning games.

“When you conscionable look astatine the bench, you can’t spot wherever thing is going to travel from. Because Antony’s gone retired connected loan, Marcus Rashford’s gone retired connected loan, Jadon Sancho is gone, Anthony Martial’s left.”