Patrice Evra slammed Marcus Rashford for his display during Manchester United’s 1-1 draw at home to West Ham United on Wednesday night.
The Red Devils dropped two crucial points in the race for the Champions League but still moved to third place ahead of the Premier League’s final day on Sunday.
Mason Greenwood cancelled out Michal Antonio’s first-half penalty following a ludicrous handball by Paul Pogba but it was Rashford who Sky Sports pundit Evra targeted for criticism after the game.
The former United defender said: ‘I knew it would be a tough game for United but I’m disappointed with some of the performances.’
‘They’ve been some harsh words about Pogba and the penalty incident but I’ve not seen any harsh words yet about Rashford.
‘He had a really poor game today. But West Ham deserve a lot of credit.’
Fellow Manchester United legend Gary Neville, who was commentating during the game for Sky, questioned the England striker’s fitness levels during the match.
Rashford, who had scored in each of his last two Premier League games before the West Ham match, has now made it two consecutive games without a goal after failing to find the net during the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Chelsea.
During the match, Neville said: ‘Marcus Rashford has had a terrible 15 minutes. In terms of fitness too.
‘Manchester United had been resting players ahead of the FA Cup semi-final but it doesn’t seem to have benefited them tonight. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has gone back to his favoured 11.
‘They’re just not having the best of nights. Physically they just don’t look anywhere near it.
‘Manchester United really have dropped off and with that the quality has dropped off.’
Manchester United travel to fifth-placed Leicester City on Sunday in a winner-takes-all for a spot in next season’s Champions League.
Solskjaer’s side know that a point will be enough to finish in the Premier League top-four.
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