Marcus Rashford

Marcus Rashford

Marcus Rashford, Manchester United young forward, has become a reference among the Red Devils' followers. With only 22 years old, he is a regular and fundamental piece for Solskjaer's schemes. Very few footballers in Europe had a better 2019/20 campaign than Rashford.

Marcus Rashford: a force outside and inside the pitch.

From the pitch's left sector, Marcus Rashford leads the Manchester United attack. He has a scoring rhythm of two goals per every three matches. As Rashford's performance in the Premier League season progresses, he leads the under-25 scorers with 14 goals. Besides, this star player is the attacker with more shots (74) and shots on goal (34). The most notable aspect is that Rashford is at the beginning of his career. So, football fans can imagine the vast amount of achievements this talented player can reach in the future. Usually, Rashford plays in the left zone of the field, looking for shooting chances. Moreover, he is always attentive to Luke Shaw or Brandon Williams' assisting passes. His stats talk by themselves. The 22-years-old striker is living a sensational season.

We can compare Rashford's offensive performance with similar Premier League players. But, we will find that all these footballers are older than him. We can mention, for example, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (30), Sadio Mane (28), Raheem Sterling (25), and Jack Grealish (24). Rashford is superior to all of them. And he has not reached his top! No matter the tactical scheme Solskjaer uses, Rashford shines in each of them. Having players able to adapt without slumping his performance, like Rashford, allow the coach to make these changes. Furthermore, an interesting element about the Manchester United native striker is that he excels against big rivals. He scored twice against Chelsea and Tottenham, along with giving a goal assist against Arsenal. The forward averaged 3.5 spikes per match against the six biggest Premier League clubs during the 2019/20 season.

Marcus Rashford is not only a football crack

Marcus Rashford has gone beyond being an impressive athlete. He makes an essential contribution to the fight against poverty in his nation, particularly among children. He supports social causes and impulses a campaign to help children in need. In fact, he received a high recognition that a Doctor, a scientist, or a social fighter could deserve. The University of Manchester gave him an honorary doctorate for this campaign, to become this honor youngest recipient.

During the summer holidays in Britain, he was admired for his movement to supply food for school-aged children. Then, he revealed that he had that kind of help when he was a child. This young man is now together football legends such as Bobby Charlton and Alex Ferguson the only who received this honorary recognition. Rashford said to the United's website the following: "It is a proud day for me and my family. When you look at the big names this Ph.D. has received in the past ... "

Rashford helped to provide meals to families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic through the charity Fareshare UK. They got to collect around £ 20m (more than € 22m) thanks to this initiative. So, Marcus Rashford has become a figure, both inside and outside the pitch. Currently, he is one of the most exciting forwards in football. And the best is yet to come.