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 fans name line-up they want to see vs Aston Villa as Christian Eriksen starts
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United will be looking to get back to winning ways when they welcome Aston Villa to Old Trafford this afternoon. United, who were beaten 3-1 by Villa in the reverse fixture at Villa Park back in November, squandered the opportunity to register a fourth successive Premier League win against Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday evening, blowing a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 in north London.
Pedro Porro and Son Heung-min netted in the second half for the home side to cancel out Jadon Sancho's and Marcus Rashford's goals prior to the break.
It means United head into this afternoon's contest against Villa fourth in the table, six points ahead of both Unai Emery's side and Spurs, highlighting the significance of what a victory would do in their hopes of securing a top-four berth.
Spurs face Liverpool later today at Anfield, kicking off at 4:30pm. READ MORE: United vs Aston Villa LIVE United, who are unbeaten at home in the Premier League since the opening day of the season, are understood not to have picked up any fresh injuries since the draw at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium less than 72 hours ago, meaning boss Erik ten Hag should be able to pick his starting line-up from the same crop of players that were available in the capital.
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