羅布森：拉什福德和馬夏爾的進步會幫助曼聯爭冠
來自天空體育的消息，曼聯球員拉什福德和馬夏爾本賽季的良好開局更加堅定了布萊恩-羅布森的信心，他認為曼聯將大有機會挑戰本賽季的英超冠軍頭銜。
穆里尼奧的球隊以凈勝球的劣勢在曼城之後屈居英超第二進入到接下來的國家隊比賽日當中，他們也打平了一項俱樂部紀錄——在他們的頭7場英超聯賽比賽中拿到了19分。
拉什福德和馬夏爾在這段成功的開局中都起著很根本的作用，穆里尼奧在曼聯進攻線的左路輪換使用著這兩名球員，兩人在聯賽中中已經攜手送出了5粒進球和5次助攻。
簽下盧卡庫和馬蒂奇也讓羅布森印象深刻，但是他認為是19歲的拉什福德和21歲的馬夏爾所取得進步，讓他真正眼前一亮。
羅布森說：「陣容看起來很穩固。賽季的開局很好，充滿了自信。」
「在賽季初我感覺到的一件事是，如果拉什福德和馬夏爾可以帶著很大的自信開始這個賽季，並且從去年的狀態上有所提升，進一些球，那麼曼聯真的有機會可以贏得冠軍，他們可以衝擊冠軍或者接近冠軍爭奪。」
「這就是現在所發生的一切。拉什福德和馬夏爾都在進球，他們看起來很有自信。他們看起來比以前更好了一些，比起上賽季他們對比賽的理解也更好了。」
「在賽季初有他們兩人這麼出色的表現，這讓我們將非常有幫助。」
「我們知道夏季簽約馬蒂奇都是為了什麼。為一支像曼聯這樣的球隊踢球，盧卡庫會一直都有機會進球，所以這支球隊看起來很穩固，也有速度，所以這些簽約看起來都很好，足夠去挑戰今年的冠軍。」
在國家隊比賽日之後，曼聯就要去到安菲爾德挑戰利物浦。屆時曼聯的陣容里將沒有博格巴坐鎮，羅布森相信穆里尼奧所徵召的這支球隊非常有實力，比如范加爾的那支球隊，他們更加有能力應付核心球員缺陣所帶來的影響。
因為博格巴的缺陣，在對陣水晶宮的比賽中費萊尼首發搭檔馬蒂奇出任中場，而埃雷拉在周三4-1大勝莫斯科中央陸軍的比賽中也表現出色。
羅布森說：「在賽季剛剛開始的時候，你最好的幾名球員之一可能會缺席比賽。」
「但這已經是既定事實了，這也是為什麼你需要一個強大的陣容，而這就是穆里尼奧所聚集起來的一切。」
「他拼湊了一支強大的陣容，你知道我們有像卡里克、費萊尼、埃雷拉——有這些球員可以上場比賽，並且在像博格巴這樣的球員受傷時去頂替他的位置。」
「這些都是真的有能力的球員；他們去年贏得的一連串獎盃已經證明了這點。」
「卡里克已經贏得過了一切所可以贏得的獎盃，所以這支陣容看起來很好。」
「可能2年前如果博格巴是曼聯陣中的一員而他受傷了的話，你會覺得，『歐不，誰要來頂替他呢？』，因為那時候的陣容真的還沒那麼強大。」
「但是自從穆里尼奧來到了這裡，他建設起了球隊的陣容和整支隊伍，所以我們可以應付一些好球員缺陣的狀況，這些小伙子們仍然可以適應情況並且贏下比賽。」
MARCUS RASHFORD AND ANTHONY MATRIAL KEY TO MAN UTS'S EARLY SUCCESS, SAYS BRYAN ROBSON
Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial's fine start to the season has strengthened Bryan Robson's belief that Manchester United will seriously challenge for the Premier League title.
Jose Mourinho's side head into the international break second only to Manchester City on goal difference after racking up a club record-equalling 19 points from their first seven Premier League matches.
Both Rashford and Martial have been instrumental to that success as Mourinho has rotated them on the left-hand side of United's attack, with the pair combining for five goals and five assists in the league.
Robson has been impressed with the impacts of new signings Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic but it is the development of Rashford, 19, and Martial, 21, that has really caught his eye.
"The squad looks solid," Robson said. "It's a good, confident start to the season.
"The one thing I felt at the start of the season was that if Rashford and Martial could start the season with a bit of confidence and improve from last year but score more goals, United have a real chance of winning the title and they can be there and thereabouts.
"That's exactly what has happened. Marcus and Martial have been scoring goals, they are looking confident. They are looking that little bit better, as is their understanding of the game from last season.
"With those two doing so well at the start of the season - that holds us in good stead.
"We know what [summer signing Nemanja] Matic is all about, Lukaku was always going to score goals playing for a team like Manchester United, so the team are looking solid with pace and so the signs are looking good to challenge for the title this year."
A difficult trip to Anfield to face Liverpool looms after the international break and United will be without midfield talisman Paul Pogba, who Mourinho has classified as a "long-term" absentee.
Fellaini, who scored twice against Palace, has been handed a starting role alongside Matic in Pogba's absence, while Ander Herrera impressed in the 4-1 win over CSKA Moscow on Wednesday.
Robson believes the squad Mourinho has assembled is far better equipped to cope with injuries to key players than the one he inherited from Louis van Gaal.
"You can do without one of your better players being injured right early on in the season," Robson, speaking on behalf of Vauxhall at Toddington Warehouse's 50th anniversary, said.
"But this is what happens and that's why you need to have a strong squad and that's what Jose has put together.
"He has put together a strong squad, you know we've got people like Michael Carrick, Fellaini, Herrera - these sorts of people to go in there and fill in for somebody like Pogba when he's injured.
"Those are real capable players; they proved it last year when they won a couple of trophies.
"Michael Carrick has won everything there is to win in the game, so the squad is looking good.
"Maybe two years ago if Paul Pogba was part of the Man United team and he got injured, you'd go, 'Oh no, who is going to replace him?', because the squad wasn't really that strong.
"But since Mourinho has been here, he has built the squad up and the team, so we can cope with some of the better players being out and the lads can still get on with it and win games."
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