5 reasons why Marcus Rashford should leave Manchester United to develop

#4 Minutes played aside, Mourinho's treatment of him is poor

Despite stats suggesting otherwise, Mourinho's treatment of Rashford has been unconvincing

It's a well-known fact that Jose Mourinho struggles to develop young players and naturally, prefers to have ready-made, older and more experienced acquisitions at his disposal who can perform on a consistent basis.

He has been heavily criticised for a lack of patience when it comes to this, though everyone has their own managerial style and to his credit, his has earned plenty of success over the years.

With that being said, football is continually evolving and there's more emphasis on having talented youngsters in the ranks - not just for show, but providing them opportunities to develop among the more experienced heads. Sure, Rashford has played plenty of first-team minutes under Mourinho, but the way he has been treated by the 55-year-old is far from ideal.

After netting a brace on his first league start of 2018 against Liverpool, he was shifted out onto the right-hand flank during their surprise home defeat by Sevilla in the Champions League the following midweek.

What's particularly interesting about this is the fact that they'd struggled to create many goalscoring chances when he'd been previously played there - defeat to Bristol City and a goalless draw against Sevilla are two memorable moments from this season.

It has been made clear that Rashford was only playing there to accommodate Alexis Sánchez's presence in the side.