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.
Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing Marcus Rashford took to social media to praise Emma Raducanu for winning the US Open.
The 18-year-old didn’t drop a set all tournament on her way to victory on Saturday night, a feat even more impressive given that she was a qualifier.
Great Britain’s first female grand slam winner since Virgina Wade in 1977, Raducanu beat Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3. Supporting the teenager on her way to victory was Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford.
The striker expressed his delight on social media. Earlier on, Rashford cheekily asked Match of the Day host Gary Linekar do delay the start of the programme as the final entered the final stretch.
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