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.
Paul Scholes makes Cristiano Ronaldo prediction at Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPaul Scholes has predicted that Cristiano Ronaldo will work his way back into the Manchester United starting XI for Premier League matches soon.
Ronaldo started his second game in a row for Erik ten Hag following injury to Marcus Rashford. The 37-year-old repaid his manager's faith in him by scoring his first of the campaign from the penalty spot.
After Diogo Dalot was fouled in the box, Ronaldo confidently stepped up to score his first goal of the season. It was United's second of the game after Jadon Sancho had given Ten Hag's side the lead against FC Sheriff. ALSO READ: Ronaldo reacts after ending goal drought Before the game, the discussion inside the BT Sport studio focused on whether Ronaldo could now be classed as a 'Europa League player'.
So far this season, the forward has started just three matches, two of which have come in the European competition. Despite this, Scholes was quick to point out that the Portuguese star is far from just that. "We can’t call him a Europa League player, we just can’t," the 47-year-old explained. "He’s a Champions League player, of course he is.
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