Marcus Rashford (born 31 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.
A Manchester United player from the age of seven, he scored two goals on both his first-team debut against Midtjylland in the UEFA Europa League in February 2016 and his Premier League debut against Arsenal three days later.
He also scored in his first Manchester derby match, his first EFL Cup match and his first UEFA Champions League match. With United, Rashford has so far won the FA Cup, EFL Cup, FA Community Shield and UEFA Europa League.
Speculation that Cristiano Ronaldo did not miss Sunday's derby day defeat to Manchester City due to injury has grown after it was discovered that his sister liked a post claiming he had been dropped for tactical reasons.
Manchester United fell to yet another defeat to a close rival at the weekend as they were hammered by neighbours City 4-1 at the Etihad.
United's chances were already slim but they looked bleaker still when it was revealed the night before the match that Ronaldo was not in the squad, as well as Raphael Varane, Luke Shaw and Edinson Cavani.
Ralf Rangnick explained ahead of the match that a hip injury had sidelined the 37-year-old. He told MUTV: “Varane and Shaw tested positive for Covid in midweek, Edi trained well in the last three days but in the end he didn’t feel quite well enough to be able to play.
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