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Watch videos of your goals to regain confidence: Dwight Yorke to Marcus Rashford

Former Manchester United legend Dwight Yorke has advised Marcus Rashford to watch videos of his goals to regain his confidence.

Marcus Rashford, Manchester United striker

Bengaluru, March 2: Former Manchester United legend Dwight Yorke has advised youngster Marcus Rashford to be patient and suggested the young forward watch videos of his goals to regain his confidence.

Rashford burst into the scenes in 2015 when Louis van Gaal handed him a debut against FC Midtjylland in the Europa League and the forward repaid the faith by netting on his debut.

After that, the Englishman had a good season with United and even scored on debut for the Three Lions.

For the last two seasons though, current United manager Jose Mourinho has mostly used Rashford as a winger. Although the 20-year-old has completed 100 games for United, the player has struggled of late to get into United's Starting XI, with manager Jose Mourinho preferring the likes of Alexis Sanchez and Anthony Martial.

The last time he started a league game was on Boxing Day against Burnley and in recent matches, he has been restricted to a few appearances off the bench. He has 10 goals in 38 appearances in all competitions for Manchester United in 2017-18.

Yorke, one of the best strikers for the club, feels it's a phase everyone has to go through and advised Rashford to endure it.

Yorke told United’s official YouTube channel: “Strikers often say instinctive goals are better.

“You just let it happen, let it rip and when it goes in it's magnificent. The instinct of being a centre-forward is important and that's the position I'm sure you’ll end up in.

"It all comes from the instinct of being in the position at the right time and anticipating the move. You seem to have the lot: I can see all of the types of goals you are scoring, which makes it even more impressive at this early stage of your career.

“There was one magnificent goal from outside the box for England, when I thought 'wow, we've got somebody here who can score goals and not just one type of goal'. It's good to have that range. We all recognise the No 9 who just gets tap-ins, but you've got all of it and now you've added free-kicks to your repertoire as well, it's even more impressive.

“This is still an early stage in your career and, if I was you, from past experiences, I would just have a collection of my goals and I’d keep reminding yourself of the things you can do, especially if you have a little period where you aren't scoring. Have a selection of goals and get a feel-good factor about yourself.

“Even if you go through a drought, which everyone goes through, just go back and watch those goals. It gives you that buzz and a massive buzz. It puts that smile back on your face.

“It makes you think 'damn I can do this stuff!' That is what I used to do and, trust me, it works. That would be my advice. Just go back, remind yourself and look at the goals that you've scored, from the tap-ins to the wonder strikes. I would put a collection of them together, just for your private use.”

Story first published: Friday, March 2, 2018, 13:05 [IST]
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