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 praised for moment in Marcus Rashford revival at Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFormer Premier League player-turned-pundit Robbie Earle believes that a particular piece of man management from Erik ten Hag earlier this month evidenced that the manager and Marcus Rashford have "almost a mutual respect" for each other that is getting the best out of the striker.
Rashford, 25, already at this relatively early stage of the season has scored more goals than in the entirety of any other campaign since breaking into the first team as an 18-year-old.
The player's two goals against Leicester City at Old Trafford were his 23rd and 24th across all competitions. First-team coach Benni McCarthy is another who has been credited with helping Rashford flourish since arriving as the club's new “specific scoring trainer“ in Ten Hag's coaching team.
Earle and former United goalkeeper Tim Howard believe that the manager also deserves praise. READ MORE: Ten Hag has shown where he disagrees with Sir Alex Ferguson “Everybody will tell you (about) Marcus Rashford (that) there’s a great footballer inside of him (but) we haven’t always seen it,“ Earle said on NBC Sports' Premier League Mornings programme. “(Ten Hag) is starting to get the best (out) of him.
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