Marcus Rashford took up an unorthodox position at Man Utd corners

Rashford was in no man’s land as Bruno Fernandes crossed past him

Rashford, 26, started in his favoured position out wide on the left as the Red Devils took on Wigan in the FA Cup third round.

And it was from that position that the England star teed up Diogo Dalot’s well-taken opener.

But before that, supporters were left dumbfounded by the instructions given to the forward at corners in the FA Cup clash.

United earned a series of corners early on in the game and Bruno Fernandes went over to take them.

 

The Scottish legend moaned: “If they’re not going to take a short corner then Rashford should be in the box. You’re not going to score out there.”

And plenty of supporters were equally disgruntled.

One said: “McCoist is right, why would you waste Rashford on short corners to give it back to Bruno – if that’s the tactic use someone else and have Rashford somewhere where he’s a threat?”

Another wrote: “When Man U take a corner why is Rashford standing off the pitch next to the taker? Every forward should be in the box. Bizarre.”

A third added: “Does anyone know why Rashford isn’t in the box for the corner?! What sense does this make??”

A fourth typed: “Marcus Rashford is probably the tallest player in our squad but brother is always outside the penalty box when Manchester United have a corner kick.”

Fans were pleased with Rashford’s overall performance against Wigan, which included forcing a smart save from Sam Tickle before laying the ball back for Dalot to curl into the bottom corner from the edge of the area.

Bruno Fernandes won and scored from a penalty kick as Manchester United defeated them 2-0.

Tottenham will play Manchester City in the fourth round, while United will play either League Two Newport or non-league Eastleigh.

Rashford set up Diogo Dalot for United’s opening goal