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Man United's Marcus Rashford was benched against Liverpool for this reason - Phil Neville
MARCUS RASHFORD was left on the bench for Manchester United against Liverpool, because he didn’t suit the tactics Jose Mourinho needed to adopt.
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That is according to Phil Neville.
Manchester United were nullified in the first-half and fell behind in the 27th minute when James Milner netted from the penalty spot after Paul Pogba handed in the area.
However, they pulled themselves together and rescued a point when Zlatan Ibrahimovic nodded from close range six minutes from time after Marouane Fellaini’s initial effort struck the woodwork.
Marcus Rashford didn't get onto the pitch against Liverpool
Marouane Fellaini played a hand in Manchester United's equaliser
I think the whole of the stadium was expecting Rashford to come on
Mourinho made three substitutions, and brought on Fellaini for Matteo Darmian as United chased an equaliser, but Rashford was an unused substitute.
But former United and Everton star-turned-pundit Neville explained why Rashford didn’t make it onto the pitch.
“I think the whole of the stadium was expecting Rashford to come on," Neville told BBC's Match of the Day 2.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted his 14th Premier League goal of the season
“It got to the point where Liverpool’s organisation was so good.
“The pressing was so good too and United had to go long and bypass the midfield and the press.”
United remain sixth in the table, four points off the top four.
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