Carrick praises Rashford's revival as Manchester United eye late signings

Aug 20 : Manchester United manager Michael Carrick praised Marcus Rashford's attitude and condition after his return to training amid uncertainty over his future at his boyhood club.Rashford is back at United after falling out of favour with former manager Ruben Amorim in December 2024 and spending the last 18 months on loan at Aston Villa and Barcelona. With the new Premier League season approaching, few players are likely to attract as much scrutiny as the England international. Rashford recently said he wanted to focus on playing football without his "name being mentioned every day", after responding to a teaser clip of the Stick to Football podcast in which former United defender Gary Neville sought to discuss the forward's situation. "It's been pretty obvious since Marcus came back tr