So Rashford would go from scoring about 1 goal each 4 games - to 2 goals in 3 games under any manager ?Well, firstly, back to back wins is not progress unless it's built upon. We've already had back to back wins have we not? I know it's been bad under Ole but not quite that bad. We had back to back wins against City and Spurs and it did feck all to our momentum or the quality of our football, because what happened afterwards? Vomit inducing displays against Everton and Watford. Unless we go on a consistent run, and that means several league wins on the bounce, it isn't progress.
Secondly he hasn't dramatically improved anyone. And it's absolute nonsense to suggest he has. AWB isn't a better player than he was at Palace last season. McTominay and Rashford would be exactly where they are now under any other manager, and actually you'd have thought Rashford would have improved his no.9 play under Ole but that's the one element of his game that hasn't improved at all. Matic and Fred have hardly set the world alight. Matic is on his way out this summer, and Fred looks as though he could maybe grow into a decent sort of Herrera-type option at the club.
Also dieing to know who the 8 deadwood players he got rid of are. Because Lukaku, Fellaini, Herrera, Young and Smalling, while obviously not the future of United for one reason or another, were all a million miles from being 'deadwood'. If you want deadwood you have to look at Sanchez, Rojo, Jones, Lingard and Pereira, all of whom are still contracted here. The only deadwood Ole has actually moved on is Valencia.
And Fred has hardly set the World alight ? Well - maybe not, but he has gone from being close to the worst played I have seen in a United-shirt, to a very solid midfielder who now probably is at least top 10 in the Premier League in his position