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.
Marcus Rashford was enjoying the best season of his career before he suffered a back injury in January. The 22-year-old scored 14 goals in 1,882 Premier League minutes, the highest tally of his career, as well as five goals across 482 minutes in all other competitions.
What was crucial to his success, however, was the acceptance and relishing of a wide-left role. Rashford initially emerged as a centre-forward.
In reality, he has always played the striking role with a slighting towards the flank, drifting away from central areas of the pitch to receive the ball in wider areas, where he can then turn and drive at defenders with more space to work in.
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