Paul Parker says is simply not good enough for any of the clubs he has been linked with in recent weeks, insisting the forward is ‘nothing’ without and England.
Rashford has endured a torrid season at Old Trafford since returning from injury in October, scoring just four times in 19 Premier League appearances.
The 24-year-old has started just one of United’s last five league matches and was named among the subs for the crucial second leg clash against – also left out of last week’s England squad.
Reports have claimed Rashford has grown frustrated with his role at the club and is said to be considering his future with Liverpool and Barcelona named among those interested in his services.
Former United defender Parker however is not convinced those clubs will have serious interest, believing the academy product has taken too much on off the pitch and is now paying the price.
‘At the end of the day, if he’s not a Manchester United player, he’s not really good for anyone else. They’re not interested in him, PR wise, to be perfectly honest,’ Parker told .
‘Manchester United and England sells Marcus Rashford. Marcus Rashford without England and Manchester United is a nobody to the people out there who want to sell/market him.
‘I look at the end of the day, he’s having a poor, poor time. He might just need to go and think about exactly what he wants. Put everything else outside of his job, put that away and concentrate on what his job is. Because without his job, he wouldn’t have had those distractions.
‘So, as far as I’m concerned, whatever he’s been doing and he’s putting his name to, he has to put that to bed. You can’t do both.
‘Not at the level of football he’s playing and the fact that he plays for Manchester United. It’s too much around it, he’s in the public eye, everybody is looking at him. I just think it’s too much, too early and he hasn’t coped with it.’
Assessing Liverpool’s rumoured interest in the United star, Parker is not convinced Rashford fits the profile.
‘I really don’t buy the Liverpool one. I don’t think anyone with any inkling of common sense is gonna believe Liverpool (rumours).
‘When you look at the players and look at the ones they’ve gone and brought in recent seasons, just take two of them (Diogo) Jota and (Luis) Diaz.
‘Both of them joined Liverpool and hit the ground running. I don’t think Liverpool, PR wise, are going to take a player who’s playing very very poorly for Manchester United and then introduce him to their squad. I’m writing that one off.’
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