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.
Bastian Schweinsteiger recalls moment McTominay, Rashford and Lingard broke through at Man United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFormer Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger says Reds academy graduates Scott McTominay, Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard showed their quality from the moment they broke through to the first-team.
All three of the current United squad emerged in the men's squad during the German World Cup winners stint at Old Trafford. The Reds have a rich history of bringing through world-class talent, like the Class of 92, with a number of graduates currently in Ralf Rangnick's squad.
And Schweinsteiger says from the moment they made the jump, their quality was abundantly clear and has called for more opportunities to be presented to the up and coming prospects. "I tell you one thing: when I was with [Jose] Mourinho and training with the second team and Under-16 team with United, I saw a lot of good players,” the 37-year-old told the UTD Podcast. "One was Scott McTominay, and I thought he will make it for sure, he had those abilities.
So United has a good youth team - you just need to use them and give them the time to develop. "I remember Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard when Louis van Gaal was coach.
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