According to Tribal Football, Cole believes that Manchester United finishing in the top six of the Premier League this season would be a good result, and he also considers Rashford a key player for the team.

In an exclusive interview with Tribal Football via Unibet Casino, Cole discussed how Manchester United is adapting to Carrick's management in the early stages of the season and revealed that he is very pleased to see Rashford back in the team.

Rashford is clearly back in the starting XI now. Are you pleased to see him return and fight for a starting place?

Cole said: "I'm very, very pleased. Someone asked me about Rashford a few weeks ago. I said then that I think he will be excellent for Manchester United this season, especially after his return.

"I wouldn't even say he has much to prove, because the only person he really needs to prove anything to is himself.

"No matter what others say about his situation at Manchester United, or anything else, all he has to do is prove it to himself and believe in himself. I think he has started the season with confidence, and if he continues in this form, he will be a key player for Manchester United this season."

Do you think Manchester United should sign a new left-back or centre-back, or is Luke Shaw still a good first-choice option?

Cole said: "Luke Shaw is probably one of the best left-backs in England, especially when he's at his peak.

"If you take away the injuries Luke has suffered, especially that very serious injury, then people would be discussing him as one of the best left-backs in England's history.

"Critics will always have something to say about players, about what they should or shouldn't do. That's football. As I get older, I understand increasingly that people will always have something to say about others.

"But what's most frustrating is that many people are judging what Luke has and hasn't done, but we can't judge them, because ultimately, we don't know how good or bad their work is. That's how I see these things."

Do you think the Manchester United dressing room will be worried about having taken only 4 points from 3 games?

Cole said: "It's only the beginning of the season, so you can't complain about the points you get at any given stage. Hardly any team is at their best now. You just have to do your best. If you look at the game against Everton last weekend, we were unlucky not to have won the match.

"We lost the opening game of the season, and then we beat Ipswich comfortably. Nobody wants to lose the opening game.

"I was listening to Carrick's comments the other day. Manchester United's situation isn't bad, right? Only 3 games have been played. Well, of course you'd hope to get 6 points, 9 points, but things didn't work out that way. So you can only work with the circumstances you have. Right now you have 4 points, and the season is very long, very long."

In the more than ten years since Ferguson left, Manchester United have not won the Premier League title again, so they are not considered title contenders alongside Chelsea, Arsenal, and Manchester City.

Do you think Manchester United can compete for the title this season, or is the objective just to finish in the top four?

Cole said: "My objectives and Carrick's objectives, and the team's objectives, will probably be completely different.

"I said at the start of the season that if Manchester United finished in the top six, it would be a very good season. Now some people question me, saying: 'Oh, it's Manchester United, how can you say just top six?' But you know what top six means? Positions 1st to 6th.

"That means you could be 1st or 2nd, or 5th or 6th. The final position depends on how many points you get and how many games you win. That's how you finish in the top six.

"So I still stand by Manchester United finishing in the top six this season. How others see it is entirely up to them. But top six is top six, 1st to 6th, and Manchester United will be there.

"The more games you win, the higher you finish in the table. It's as simple as that."

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