Marcus Rashford & Diogo Dalot in line for new Man Utd contracts

Manchester United are hopeful of securing first team players Diogo Dalot and Marcus Rashford to new long-term contracts with the club in the coming months, 90min understands.

Dalot and Rashford are among nine United players who will see their contracts expire as it stands in summer 2023, though the club hold options to trigger one-year extensions on most of those deals.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Fred, David de Gea and Luke Shaw are among the other names with less than a year to run on their United contracts, though it’s Dalot and Rashford in particular who have impressed in the first six matches of the new Premier League season – to the point where the club are considering tying both down for the long term.

Rashford has three goals – coming in games against Liverpool and Arsenal, no less – in the opening weeks of the domestic season, with an additional two assists to his name. The 24-year-old’s form has picked up under new manager Erik ten Hag and his assistant Steve McClaren after a full pre-season and regular football at centre forward and from the left side of attack.

But for another injury sustained recently, Rashford had been expected to return to Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the upcoming internationals with Italy and Germany, and has played himself back into contention to make the Three Lions’ World Cup squad with recent club performances.

Rashford had lost his place in the team after a poor spell of form last season under managers Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick, while the player has been suffering with injuries for large spells in the last couple of seasons.

McClaren’s input and championing of Rashford behind the scenes has played its part in his revival, and Ten Hag has been won over by his application and desire to improve. United started the season in terrible fashion, losing to Brighton and Brentford, but tables have turned in the matches since. Rashford has more than played his part.

United do have the option to trigger the extension in his deal but it’s understood that the best option all round would be to agree a new long-term deal to draw a line under past struggles and move forward.