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.
Gareth Southgate explains England penalty decision after Luke Shaw and Raheem Sterling criticism
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Gareth Southgate has defended the England players who didn't take a penalty in the shootout defeat by Italy from criticism and reiterated the decision on who took a spot-kick was down to him.
Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho came off the bench to take a penalty but both missed, while 19-year-old Bukayo Saka saw his decisive fifth penalty saved.
Seeing a teenager take the fifth penalty has led to some criticism of England's senior players for not stepping forward, including Jose Mourinho, who questioned the absence of Luke Shaw, John Stones and Raheem Sterling from the first five takers.
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