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’s summer signing of Jadon Sancho has left a pundit puzzled, though the Borussia Dortmund winger has been tipped to come good at Old Trafford.
Ex Leeds player Noel Whelan admitted he couldn’t work out why United spent £73million on Sancho when they had academy graduates Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford.
The duo have become established stars under manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, occupying the wings to great success. A natural winger himself, Sancho joined United in the summer after years of transfer speculation, but has struggled to recapture the form and success he enjoyed in Germany.
With Rashford returning from shoulder surgery against Leicester City and scoring as a substitute (after replacing Sancho) Whelan questioned
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