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.
Michael Owen uses Marcus Rashford and Mason Mount to make 'weird' Manchester United point
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFormer striker Michael Owen is fearful that Marcus Rashford and Mason Mount could head down the same path as Angel Di Maria and Paul Pogba at Manchester United.
Big expectations were on Rashford's and Mount's shoulders for different reasons heading into the start of this campaign. Rashford was looking to build on last season's impressive tally of 30 goals, while Mount was the subject of a big-money move from Chelsea in the summer.
Both were expected to be key components in manager Erik ten Hag's thinking this term, but neither of them currently make it into his strongest XI, with Rashford struggling for form and Mount on the comeback trail from his latest injury.
Rashford has scored just two goals all season, one of which was a penalty. READ MORE: Erik ten Hag drops first hint on United's January transfer window plans READ MORE: United get Amad injury boost Though both players are equally capable of getting themselves back on track, Owen has raised doubts about why so many players, either coming through the club's youth system or drafted in for big-money transfer fees, fail to kick-on and considerably improve at Old Trafford.
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