🚨 Pep Guardiola Once Wanted Marcus Rashford at Manchester City — Ryan Giggs Reveals
Manchester United fans may find this one particularly interesting. 🔴👀
A remarkable story from around eight or nine years ago has resurfaced after Ryan Giggs revealed that Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was a huge admirer of Marcus Rashford during the England forward’s early years at Manchester United.
According to Giggs, Guardiola would have loved the opportunity to bring Rashford across Manchester and make him a Manchester City player.
At the time, Rashford was emerging as one of the most exciting young talents in English football, having broken into United’s first team as a teenager.
And Guardiola apparently saw exactly what United fans were seeing.
«“The best player at Man United, Marcus Rashford. I’d take him tomorrow…”»
The quote, attributed to Guardiola, highlights just how highly the City boss rated Rashford during the early stages of his career.
🔴 Rashford was already attracting elite attention
Rashford burst onto the scene at Old Trafford with his pace, finishing ability and fearless approach. His breakthrough came under Louis van Gaal, before he continued to develop under José Mourinho and subsequent managers.
For Guardiola to reportedly identify Rashford as the player he would most want from United says a lot about the youngster’s reputation at the time.
Of course, a move to Manchester City never happened.
Rashford remained at Old Trafford and went on to make hundreds of appearances for Manchester United, scoring important goals and representing the club at the highest level.
👀 What could have been?
It’s fascinating to imagine how Rashford’s career might have developed had Guardiola actually managed to bring him to the Etihad.
Guardiola has developed numerous attacking players throughout his managerial career, and Rashford’s speed and ability to attack space could have been an intriguing fit in his system.
Instead, Rashford stayed on the red side of Manchester.
And despite the ups and downs he has experienced throughout his United career, there is no doubt that he became one of the most recognisable players produced by the club’s academy in the modern era.
🔥 United fans will remember this one
The revelation from Giggs provides an interesting reminder of just how highly Rashford was regarded when he first emerged.
A player Guardiola reportedly wanted “tomorrow” ultimately remained a Manchester United player.
Football can be a funny game. 😂🔴
Would Marcus Rashford have been even better if he had worked under Pep Guardiola? Or was staying at Manchester United the right decision for his career?