Marcus Rashford has made it clear he's disappointed by Manchester United's 3-3 draw with Porto, despite scoring during the showdown at the Estádio do Dragão on Thursday night.
The Red Devils went into the Europa League clash hoping to bounce back after their chastening 3-0 defeat to Tottenham over the weekend.
United raced into a 2-0 lead after efforts from Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund, who bagged his first goal of the campaign.
Yet Porto then scored three goals to take the lead, with Harry Maguire scoring a late leveller to spare Erik ten Hag's blushes.
Marcus Rashford has made it clear he's disappointed by Manchester United's 3-3 draw with Porto, despite scoring during the showdown at the Estádio do Dragão on Thursday night
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At half time, Ten Hag controversially decided to withdraw Rashford and replace him with Alejandro Garnacho.
It was a decision that sparked a big backlash on social media, especially given Rashford's improvement over the past few months.
Ten Hag explained his decision by saying: “We have to rotate. Garnacho, we didn't start him.
"He had a great game, not only on Sunday, but I think in the whole season.
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"We sub them because on Sunday we have another hard game, a good game, so we need players to be available and be fit and be fresh.
"It's a quick turnaround to Villa. They have a day longer [to recover] and we have an away game, so we want fresh players on the pitch.”
Rashford has now taken to social media after the game.
He is now among United's top five goalscorers in Europe after his brilliant effort on Thursday.
But the forward also admitted it was a 'bittersweet' night given United's failure to claim all three points.
"Bitter Sweet. I’m happy to learn that I have broken into the top five scorers in Europe for United, but I'm gutted that we never managed to win tonight," he said.
United fans have bombarded Rashford with positive messages.
"Keep going we fully support you," were the words of one user.
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"Proud of you rashy, you deserve better," said a second.
A third stated: "Rashford is back I’m so so happy."
And another fan wrote: "Saw sparks of the real you today rash!! Can't understand subbing you off, but keep this energy for Sunday bro."
The post was even liked by darts star Luke Littler, who is a huge United fan.
Marcus Rashford celebrates scoring for Man Utd in their Europa League clash with Porto on Thursday night
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Rashford will be hoping to continue his good form when United do battle with Aston Villa on Sunday (2pm).
Defeat would be catastrophic for Ten Hag, who is battling to save his job at Old Trafford following a dire start to the season.
