<p>England forward Marcus Rashford considered leaving Manchester United before the 2022-23 season but said he decided to remain at Old Trafford after being allowed to play with more freedom under new manager Erik ten Hag.</p>.<p>Rashford won United's Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year awards following a stellar campaign in which he scored 30 goals across all competitions as the club finished third in the Premier League and won the League Cup.</p>.<p>The 25-year-old, a product of United's youth system, signed a five-year contract with the club earlier this month.</p>.<p>Asked if he had thought about moving away from United before the previous season, Rashford told British media: "Before the manager came maybe a little bit.</p>.<p>"But it's football, it happens. Everything is going to happen for a reason and he came to the club at the right time for me, the timing worked out," he added, before explaining what had changed under Ten Hag.</p>.<p>"Freedom -- we were just a little bit rigid in the past, sometimes you're not enjoying your football and that was the case with me. I wasn't enjoying my football as much as I should be, as much I was used to enjoying it.</p>.<p>"Because of that it influenced my performance and ultimately that's how I am as a person; if I'm not happy then it's difficult for me to play my best football."</p>.<p>United kick off their Premier League campaign on Aug. 14 at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers.</p>
<p>England forward Marcus Rashford considered leaving Manchester United before the 2022-23 season but said he decided to remain at Old Trafford after being allowed to play with more freedom under new manager Erik ten Hag.</p>.<p>Rashford won United's Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year awards following a stellar campaign in which he scored 30 goals across all competitions as the club finished third in the Premier League and won the League Cup.</p>.<p>The 25-year-old, a product of United's youth system, signed a five-year contract with the club earlier this month.</p>.<p>Asked if he had thought about moving away from United before the previous season, Rashford told British media: "Before the manager came maybe a little bit.</p>.<p>"But it's football, it happens. Everything is going to happen for a reason and he came to the club at the right time for me, the timing worked out," he added, before explaining what had changed under Ten Hag.</p>.<p>"Freedom -- we were just a little bit rigid in the past, sometimes you're not enjoying your football and that was the case with me. I wasn't enjoying my football as much as I should be, as much I was used to enjoying it.</p>.<p>"Because of that it influenced my performance and ultimately that's how I am as a person; if I'm not happy then it's difficult for me to play my best football."</p>.<p>United kick off their Premier League campaign on Aug. 14 at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers.</p>