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.
The international break often throws a spanner in the works in a number of ways, as club preparations are pushed aside for the respective national aspirations.
But the latest round of qualifiers, in particular, has posed a number of problems for Manchester United. With two matches remaining in the European section of the qualification stage for the 2022 World Cup, the main talking point from a United standpoint was the omission of Jadon Sancho, Jesse Lingard and Mason Greenwood from Gareth Southgate's side.
Marcus Rashford was called up but opted not to join the rest of the squad as he chose to focus on the recovery of his pre-season shoulder injury.
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