Manchester United star Marcus Rashford is now regarded as one of the best attacking players in the world. But it seems he wasn’t always dreaming of scoring goals at Old Trafford.
Rashford rose through the academy at United, joining when he was just seven. But before linking up the the Red Devils academy, the England international has revealed that he tried his hand in goal while playing for grassroots club Fletcher Moss Rangers.
A United fan from the off, Rashford admits that he idolised Tim Howard over Cristiano Ronaldo or Ryan Giggs. "My first season [at Fletcher Moss], I went in net,” he told the Sunday Times back in 2017. "The thrill of scoring a goal, you get that same thrill when you save a good chance. "Tim Howard was my idol.
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