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.
Why Rasmus Hojlund and Lisandro Martinez are with the Manchester United squad at Man City
manchestereveningnews.co.ukRasmus Hojlund and Lisandro Martinez are at the Etihad Stadium as a show of support for Manchester United teammates. The sight of Hojlund and Martinez arriving with the United squad an hour-and-a-half before kick-off fuelled hope of the injured duo making a shock return to the matchday squad.
Hojlund was ruled out for between two and three weeks with a muscular problem last week and Martinez is not expected to recover from medial collateral ligament damage to his knee until early April. READ MORE: City vs United LIVE READ MORE: Rashford has a point to prove to United fans A United source confirmed Hojlund and Martinez travelled with the United players and staff to provide additional support around the 192nd Manchester derby.
The pair were stood on the touchline in United tracksuits watching the first team warm up ahead of kick-off at City. In March 2016, an injured Wayne Rooney arrived with United players and staff at the Etihad.
Rooney, the United captain at the time, gave a motivational speech in the dressing room and United prevailed 1-0 through Marcus Rashford's derby debut goal.
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