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.
Cristiano Ronaldo has declared Manchester United alive in the Champions League after igniting another trademark comeback against Italian opponents Atalanta.
Had scores remained as they were at half-time, the Old Trafford giants would have sat bottom in Group F. However, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner and his United teammates had other ideas — making up for an under-par first half with an iconic response upon the restart, bouncing back from 2-0 down to win 3-2, with Ronaldo heading home the winner nine minutes from time.
But that eye-catching moment of magic would not have been possible without earlier goals from Marcus Rashford and Harry Maguire — or a vital double save from David de Gea.
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