Mourinho blasts pundits with barrage of Rashford statistics


Premier League - Manchester United vs Liverpool - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - March 10, 2018 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho with Marcus Rashford as he is substituted Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho blasted his critics with a barrage of statistics on Friday to defend the amount of playing time given to England striker Marcus Rashford over the past two years.

Some pundits have expressed concern that the 20-year-old, who has scored twice for his country in the last two internationals, is not starting in the Premier League with Romelu Lukaku United's regular target man.

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