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.
Erik ten Hag names three attributes that make Marcus Rashford 'unstoppable' at Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukErik ten Hag says Marcus Rashford is “unstoppable” due to his movement, skill and finishing abilities and has backed him to shine against any team in the world.
The Manchester United striker is the club’s top scorer having netted 24 times prior to Thursday’s Europa League play-off second leg against Barcelona.
United hero Robin van Persie sat down with Ten Hag ahead of the fixture to preview the Old Trafford clash. The former Netherlands star asked the Reds manager about his star striker, who started his 30th game of the season against the La Liga leaders. “He was unstoppable against Barcelona [in the first leg],” Ten Hag said on BT Sport. READ MORE: United vs Barcelona LIVE “With his movements and skills and finishing capabilities, it's very difficult to play against him.
Now it's about doing that every game to be unstoppable against any team in the world." Rashford is on track to break the 30-goal mark this season and would be the first United player to do so in a single season since Van Persie, during the 2012/13 title-winning campaign.
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