Meet the former Manchester United trialist who was man of the match against Real Madrid
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIt is unlikely Marcus Rashford recognised the face staring up at him. The defender was prone as he vainly shuffled his body across the saturated Old Trafford turf to try and block the inevitable shot with his head.
Rashford's fierce goalbound strike just eluded the Real Betis defender. Scott McTominay did not blink, either, when he had a penalty-box shot that led to Wout Weghorst's goal in the second half.
McTominay and Rashford trained with Luiz Felipe when they were teenagers at Carrington. For Felipe, playing at Old Trafford last week was an accomplishment eight-and-a-half years in the making. Also read: United planning to let two forwards leave on loan The Brazil-born Italy international had a trial with the United academy in the summer of 2014, shortly after Louis van Gaal had strolled into the Manchester United manager's office.
Felipe, 17 at the time, rubbed shoulders with Robin van Persie on his return from a post-World Cup break and spent a fortnight at United, having already gained work experience at PSV Eindhoven.
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