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.
Gareth Southgate will hold crunch talks with Marcus Rashford in a bid to save his World Cup dream.England boss Southgate has axed Rashford from his latest squad due to the star's dramatic loss of form.
Rashford, whose last international appearance came in the Euro 2020 Final defeat to Italy eight months ago, has also lost his place in the United team following just five goals in 26 games this season.He clashed with heckling United fans earlier this week following reports he is considering leaving Old Trafford in the summer.
His hopes of making Southgate's final squad for Qatar 2022 now hang in the balance, but Southgate is refusing to give up on the 24-year-old forward.He is planning to meet Rashford in private in Manchester following the upcoming friendlies with Switzerland and Ivory Coast, in an attempt to get inside his head and find out what is going on with the troubled ace.
Southgate, who has also left out Jadon Sancho and Kyle Walker, said: "It's a difficult time for him and he is clearly not at his best."We always want to see our players enjoying their football and playing well - and you have to have a question mark over both of those things at the minute.
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