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.
Rio Ferdinand slams Erik ten Hag's Cristiano Ronaldo decision in Manchester United vs Newcastle
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFormer Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand criticised Erik ten Hag for his decision to substitute Cristiano Ronaldo during Sunday's goalless draw with Newcastle United at Old Trafford.
Ronaldo, who was awarded just his second Premier League start of the season against the Magpies, was taken off with just under 20 minutes left on the clock and replaced by Marcus Rashford.
The latter had started on the bench due to 'feeling under the weather'. Ten Hag's decision, considering United were in need of a goal, to take Ronaldo off came as a surprise.
The Portuguese star was seeing more of the ball in the second half after being starved of opportunities prior to the break. READ MORE: United have no obvious answer to their Anthony Martial dilemma And for Ferdinand, who has remained friends with Ronaldo following their time together at United, Ten Hag was wrong to withdraw the Portugal international.
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