Manchester United have been relying a lot on Marcus Rashford’s brilliance, so his absence is particularly damaging for them right now.
Rashford is out injured for at least the next six weeks and while he is not on the pitch, I am not sure where United’s goals are going to come from.
If you watch the best sides, then the way they attack and the way the team functions is not down to any individual.
Look at Liverpool, and the way they get it wide or get the ball in behind to one of the front three and you can see how and where they create.
But a lot of the goals United have scored this season have come purely and simply down to Rashford doing something special.
The one game where they were set up brilliantly in terms of tactics, was in their win against Manchester City at Etihad Stadium in December. Other than that, they have just been looking to him or Anthony Martial for inspiration.
If Rashford was on the pitch at Anfield on Sunday, then there would have been fear in the Liverpool team straight away – because they know what he can do and how he can hurt them.
Without him, United never looked convincing when they attacked, even when they had more of the ball in the second half. Other than Martial, the goal threat just was not there.
