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.
Marcus Rashford defends Southampton player Alex Jankewitz after red card vs Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day for freeMarcus Rashford expressed sympathy for Southampton player Alex Jankewitz, whose sending off was a major talking point in Manchester United's 9-0 drubbing of Saints.
The debutant midfielder was shown a red card inside two minutes at Old Trafford for a studs-up challenge on Scott McTominay.United made him and Southampton pay, plundering four goals in the first half and five more after the break.
Rashford got on the scoresheet himself and forced an own goal from Jan Bednarek — who was also sent off late in the game. It was a nightmare for Jankewitz, who was making his first start for injury-hit Saints.
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