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.
'Don't be silly' - Luke Shaw clears up response to call for Manchester United to bench two teammates
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLuke Shaw caused quite a stir on social media after appearing to agree that Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial stood little chance of returning to Manchester United's starting line-up.
Rashford and Martial were both dropped on Wednesday evening as United beat Chelsea 2-1 at Old Trafford, with both goals coming from Scott McTominay.
The pair started at Newcastle on Saturday but were both abysmal before being hooked by Erik ten Hag on the hour mark. In their absence, United produced one of their better performances this season back at Old Trafford and there was a stark contrast between their lack of effort and the energy coming from the likes of Rasmus Hojlund, Alejandro Garnacho and Antony.
Supporters have long called for Rashford to be dropped amid a baron run of one goal all season. RATINGS: McTominay and Garnacho good vs Chelsea ALSO READ: United might be one simple step away from their perfect midfield Former United left-back Patrice Evra was on punditry duty for Prime Video on Wednesday and speaking after full-time, the Frenchman gave his verdict on the dropped pair.
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