'Not world class' Marcus Rashford told to leave Man Utd for himself – and the club

Marcus Rashford has been told to leave Manchester United by Simon Jordan after he was branded "not world-class".

The England international has suffered a dismal season. He's scored just eight goals across all competitions in a struggling United team who could yet miss out on European qualification as they currently sit eighth in the Premier League table.

Despite a disappointing campaign, the 26-year-old remains a hugely important player for Erik ten Hag and just last season bagged 30 goals in what was the best campaign of his career.

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On the verge of his 400th appearance for his boyhood club against Arsenal on Sunday (May 12), the forward was a topic of discussion on Three Up Front with host Simon Jordan and colleagues Troy Deeney and Graeme Souness earlier this week.

Former Watford captain Deeney claimed his compatriot is not in "the world class category" before suggesting he's "not even on the same planet" as Mohamed Salah, who was controversially labelled as not a world-class player by ex-Crystal Palace owner Jordan.

He then had his say on Rashford's future in Manchester, saying: "I think he's done. The problem with Marcus Rashford now is that well has been polluted, I think he has to move on as much for himself as potentially for Manchester United."

Rashford's reported contract of £350,000 at Old Trafford ends in 2028, with the club showing no signs of wanting to sell him. Rashford himself pledged his future to United in a Players' Tribune piece in February.

On top of his poor goal-scoring form, he has occasionally been bashed for his purported lack of effort. And Liverpool legend Souness said a "proper football club" would think about shipping him out.

"When I was a player, no one was given permission to not track back, you’d sprint forward, and even quicker coming back – no one was given a pass," the 71-year-old said.

"I’d say that’s how it has been before my time and even now for the very best teams. If you’re at a proper club with proper professionals, you’re doing that in training each day and if you’re not, they’ll come after you. The coach doesn’t even have to say it, that’s what happens at the big clubs.

"This should be hammered into you in the training sessions, what Marcus Rashford showed against Ross Barkley when they played Luton a few weeks ago, means he must’ve been doing that in training.

"If he was doing that at a proper football club, they’d be all over him to the point where there would be fallouts, and if they didn’t learn, they’d think about selling you."