Rio Ferdinand believes that Manchester United stars seem to flourish after leaving Old Trafford because the 'chains are eliminated' once they have left the club.
A large number of stars from the first team have found success outside of United, including Scott McTominay in Napoli and Anthony Elanga in Nottingham Forest.
Antony, widely mocked as a £ 86 million flop, has made a promising start of life on loan at Real Betis and Ferdinand claims that Academy graduated Marcus Rashford will also thrive during his temporary spell at Aston Villa.
In response to the 'Freedom' remarks of Jadon Sancho to Rashford on Instagram, who has made United fans angry, Ferdinand has encouraged the reason to bloom players after they have left the club.
“You look at Antony, he has a man-of-the-match performance and a goal and helps with two games,” Ferdinand said on his podcast in Rio Presents.
'McTominay is currently playing as Primetime Jude Bellingham. You have Elanga, who is a flying wing player.
“You have all these players who leave the club that look like new, dynamic football players because the chains are eliminated, and the cloud and the pressure of Old Trafford, the badge, everything that that entails, is that they can go” You know what, wow, what a difference that is “.
'You will probably see the same thing about Rashford. The point is to unlock what Old Trafford has unlocked for these players to perform. '
Rashford signed on loan in Villa until the end of the season after he fell out with manager Ruben Amorim. He could leave permanently because the Midlands Club has an option of £ 40 million to buy the English international in the summer.
The 27-year-old was only mentioned by Amorim in one competition day team after his last United performance, which came a 2-1 win over Viktoria Plzen in December.
Prior to his exit, Rashford was often criticized by both fans and experts for his attitude on and next to the field, weighed under responsibility by one of the most senior players of the Red Devils and the highest earners.
Amorim also publicly hesitated in the lifestyle and dedication of Rashford and warned the star he should change if he had hope to break back in his plans.
In an amazing remark, the Portuguese claimed that he would rather put the 63-year-old goalkeeper coach Jorge Vital on the bench than a player 'who does not give the maximum' in response to a question about the Willaway star.
Antony moved to Spain with Real Betis until the end of the current campaign and was mentioned on his debut in the 2-2 draw with Athletic Bilbao on 3 February. The Brazilian then scored his first goal for his new club in the 3-2 defeat by Celta Vigo on Saturday.
McTominay left for Napoli in a deal of £ 25 million last summer.
The Scottish midfielder has since settled as an important man under Antonio Conte and scored more goals than Joshua Zirkzee from United and Rasmus Hojlund combined in the competition.
McTominay, who wanted to keep ex-alternated manager Erik ten Hag, has six goals in 23 league games for the Serie A-Kant and also has four assists.
Elanga has also revived his career since he moved to the forest. The Swedish star, who left United for £ 15 million in the summer of 2023, has eight goals and 17 assists for the club.
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