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.
Alan Shearer shares fresh Marcus Rashford verdict after Manchester United goal vs Southampton
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFormer Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer has insisted his recent criticism of Manchester United's Marcus Rashford has been fair after the attacker scored his first goal of the season in Saturday's 3-0 win at Southampton.
Rashford repaid manager Erik ten Hag for the faith he has shown in him recently by curling home United's second goal at St Mary's.
It marked his first Premier League goal since March. Ten Hag has vigorously defended Rashford throughout his goal drought, not least when the academy graduate was heavily criticised by Shearer last month, following United's 2-1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium. READ MORE: Touchline exchange pays off for United in perfect win vs Southampton READ MORE: Matthijs de Ligt needed two minutes to prove Erik ten Hag right about United signing Shearer criticised the England international for straying offside in a United attack, resulting in Ten Hag describing the Match of the Day pundit's analysis as "stupid".
Although Rashford got himself back among the goals on Saturday, Shearer has refused to back down from his recent comments, insisting his post-Brighton criticism was warranted. "I don't think it [the criticism] has been unfair," said Shearer, speaking on BBC Match of the Day on Saturday evening. "He doesn't get criticised when he plays like he did today, that was much much better. "So hopefully, as you've mentioned, the confidence we all know what that's like, that he's got that goal we'll see more of that now." Asked by presenter Gary Lineker if Rashford is unfairly targeted for criticism more than his United teammates, Shearer added: "No, Its because of the standards he has set.
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