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.
Manchester United travel to Crystal Palace this weekend to play the Eagles in May for only the second time since 2016’s FA Cup Final.
United’s 12th FA Cup win is a case study of what has gone wrong in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era and the expectations for Erik ten Hag.
Of United’s 18-man squad that day, six remain on the books at Old Trafford. Of that six, it can be argued that Phil Jones, Anthony Martial, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard – the latter two scored that day - should have left United some time ago.
The striker that day, Marcus Rashford, has carried United at times since but is apparently open to leave after a torrid season.
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