Marcus Rashford admits about his Manchester United injuries and speaks on disastrous last Premier League season

Manchester United had a disastrous season last time out in the Premier League, and have seemingly picked up right where they left off this season under Erik ten Hag.

"It's been tough," Rashford said to Sky Sports. "Especially last season, we didn't reach the heights we could have reached. We didn't reach the standard we're capable of.

"But it's something to work towards and definitely right now the team is a work in progress and we have to understand the situation and keep pushing ourselves everyday. That's the bare minimum and if we keep doing that I'm sure we'll get back to winning ways.

"You speak about the next step (from second to champions). Sometimes you can be so close but if you're not there you're not there. That distance can be bigger than what it feels like.

“At the same time we can't go away from the fact that two years ago we were up there and competing against the best teams in the league.

"I remember those games, we were enjoying playing against those teams. We have to try to get that feeling back.

"The first thing is you have to go out there and believe you're going to win. That's the biggest thing, belief and confidence in the team and the tactics. We have to have that.

"Football is an unpredictable game. Things can go well, things can go bad but the reaction has to be positive.”

Rashford also addressed the start to this season, where Manchester United have suffered back to back losses against both Brighton and Brentford.

“We've not started the season as we'd have liked to but we can't let that go against the fact it's early in the season and we're still working and pushing towards something.

"It can be a good season. Early days everyone always over-exaggerates anyone's performances but for us we have to stay concentrated on each individual game. We can't look too far ahead and we definitely can't look back. We have to stay positive and look forward to the next game."

The English winger’s form over the last 18 months has been incredibly patchy, with a lot of that down to injuries suffered.

When asked on if these injuries had affected him, he answered with a simple “Yeah, probably.

“But at the end of the day a lot of those were decisions I made. I was playing for a long time with these injuries, and they weren't small injuries, they were injuries I probably should have taken time out (with) and rested. If I feel I can be positive for the team I'll always try and put myself out there.

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"For me it's just about repetitions and once I start putting the ball in the net again it will be a feeling that will last for a while."

When Rashford was quizzed on his commitment to getting the Red Devils back to their glory days, he said: "Yeah 100 per cent.

"For me that's a non-negotiable at the club. Your situation at the club always changes, sometimes you have good spells sometimes you're not in a good spell but the one thing that has to remain the same is your dedication and your commitment to training and the games.

"I feel whatever the situation is I have to give 100 per cent for myself, family, friends and the fans.

"For me, I've always wanted to be at Man Utd for as long as possible and be competing for trophies and win trophies here at the club. Hopefully we can get back to doing that. It's something I'm definitely pushing to do."

Manchester United are set to take on Liverpool on Monday evening, with fans set to protest against owners the Glazer family ahead of kick-off.