Marcus Rashford has been praised for opening up about his struggles at Manchester United following their 1-0 win over West Ham United.<br /><br />The 24-year-old headed home the winner on Sunday evening to make it eight games unbeaten for Erik ten Hag's men and move them up to fifth in the Premier League table.<br /><br />Rashford's now scored seven goals in all competitions this term, two more than his tally in the entirety of last season.<br /><br />United finished sixth in 21/22, registering their lowest-ever Premier League points tally too. Rashford looked disinterested throughout the campaign, which supporters picked up on.<br /><br />After being named Player of the Match by Sky Sports, Rashford opened up on his mental struggles during a difficult period for the Red Devils which saw Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sacked.<br /><br />Rashford declared he's in a different 'headspace' to this time 12 months ago thanks to changes made at United.<br /><br />"To be honest there's a complete different energy around the whole club, that for a start puts me in a better headspace," Rasford admitted.<br /><br />"I feel really motivated. Last year I struggled at times, mental things, not really my performance but off the pitch. That's the big difference from last season."<br /><br />Jamie Redknapp then asked Rashford if he feels pundits need to take off the pitch issues into account when rating a player's performance.<br /><br />Rashford replied: "Your job is to speak about what happens on the pitch. That's what you have to do. So for us we have to get into the right headspace for games.<br /><br />"Too often last season, I wasn't in the right headspace so I wasn't surprised at what was being said."<br /><br />Fans on social media have had their say and completely agree with Rashford's assessment.<br /><br />One person commented: "If kids are looking for a footballer as a role model then be like Marcus Rashford. He comes across so humble and eloquent during interviews."<br /><br />A second put: "Rashford's interview with Sky was so telling."<br /><br />Someone tweeted: "Honest from Marcus Rashford on improvement this season."<br /><br />While another added: "Fair play to Jamie Redknapp for holding his hands up."<br /><br />United return to action against Real Sociedad in the Europa League on Thursday evening. They need to win by two goals or more to seal first place in Group E.
