Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted his decision to risk Marcus Rashford as a second half substitute “backfired”, but would be willing to play through the pain barrier against Liverpool. Rashford lasted less than 15 minutes on the field due to a back injury and is now a doubt for the trip to runaway leaders Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday.
The brief cameo from United’s top goalscorer coincided with the only goal of the game as Juan Mata’s clinical finish ensured United will travel to either Watford or Tranmere on January 26th.
“That backfired, but you have got to go for them,” Solskjaer told BT Sport. “He has got a knock and couldn’t run. Let’s test him for Sunday and see how he goes. He has had a few knocks with his back lately and he got another one.”
Rashford has scored 14 goals for United in the Premier League this term and Solskjaer said the club would do all they could to get the 22-year-old fit for the weekend. “He is a quick healer and he will play through some pain, definitely, if he is capable, if it is not a bad, bad injury. But we have seen that he has struggled lately – but more when he has been tired.
