McCoist urges Rashford to be first out the door in club's mass sale this summer

Ally McCoist has urged one Manchester United favourite to leave the club this summer.

The club are planning for a brutal fire sale to cleanse the squad and free up funds for new signings.

Only three players are said to be safe - Kobbie Mainoo, Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund - as per The Telegraph.

The club's new hierarchy, led by co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and incoming CEO Omar Berrada, will be brutal. A lack of Champions League revenue only exacerbates the need to sell.

Even Marcus Rashford, who has been with the club since he was seven in 2005, is not free from the scythe as United will listen to offers for him.

And McCoist believes he has to move on - for the benefit of himself and United.

‘Looking at Marcus Rashford, I honestly believe it’s in the best interest of all parties that he goes and gets a fresh challenge somewhere else,' he told talkSPORT.

‘I think he needs it and I think the Manchester United fans are beginning to run out of patience with him and a few others in the side. I look at his body language and he just doesn’t look happy.’

Rashford has scored eight goals in 40 games this season, his second-worst tally in the famous red. Last campaign he managed 30 in a clear indication of his potential.

He recently posted a concerning message on X, formerly Twitter, claiming he has suffered 'months of abuse' in response to a post claiming criticism of him was unfair.

It isn’t the first time Rashford has defended himself this season. In February, he wrote a first-person piece for The Players’ Tribune.

‘I can take any criticism,’ wrote Rashford. ‘But if you start questioning my commitment to this club and my love for football and bringing my family into it, then I’d simply ask you to have a bit more humanity.’

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