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(Reuters) – Manchester United are capable of winning big trophies and need one last push to close the gap with Europe’s elite clubs, forward Marcus Rashford said.
United haven’t lifted a trophy since 2017, when José Mourinho guided them to success in the League Cup and the Europa League, while their last Premier League triumph was in 2012-13 with Alex Ferguson.
With Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, United reached the semi-finals of the Europa League, FA Cup and League Cup last season and Rashford believes it is only a matter of time before they get their hands on the silverware.
“I think the team we have now is capable of winning big trophies,” the English forward told Manchester United’s official podcast on Saturday.
“We’re not quite there, but I feel like we’re close. We just have to give that final push to be a team that can win trophies and fight for everything.”
“In big games, we go head-to-head with any team and we know we can do it. We are confident on the pitch that we can beat them, be it Liverpool, Manchester City or Paris St Germain.”
United are seventh in the Premier League with 23 points, eight points behind leader Liverpool with two games in hand, and Rashford is confident his team can erase the deficit with a hot run into the festive period.
“We have to go back to the periods where it worked, where we’ve won 10 or 11 games, and do it again,” Rashford said. “We have to show that we are ready to step forward and be that team that will fight for the title.”
United will face Leeds United later on Sunday.
(Reporting by Arvind Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Michael Perry)
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