The striker’s fine form, who has scored 7 goals in the last 6 games, is United’s main asset ahead of Saturday’s Manchester derby
The numbers speak for themselves. After the end of the World Cup in Qatar, which caused a month-and-a-half break in domestic competitions, no one has felt better about the return to normalcy than Marcus Rashford. The England striker has scored 7 goals in the last 6 games and is United’s biggest attacking threat ahead of the Manchester derby to be played at 1.30pm on Saturday.
Since his debut in 2015, Rashford has been called upon to become one of the fundamental pillars upon which Manchester United’s future must be based. In his first match with the “red devils”, he scored a double against Midtjylland in the round of 32 leg of the Europa League to become the youngest goalscorer in the club’s history to score twice in a European competition and three days later he repeated the feat by scoring two goals against Arsenal. Old Trafford council was clear: a star was born.
However, injuries and confidence issues during bouts for Ole Gunnar Solskjær and Ralf Rangnick pushed him into the background. From an idol and untouchable, he was banished to the bench and siren songs about a possible exit began to surface in Manchester. Until this season. With Teg Hag at the wheel and after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Al Al-Nassr, Rashford has established himself as the benchmark in attack and the stats show it. the striker has 15 goals in 25 games, tripling the figures he achieved last season and the goals of Antony and Martial, his main pursuers in the team’s top scorer list.
Rashford’s season has not only impressed Manchester United and Ten Hag fans, but also his own teammates. Casemiro, “in love” with his game, surrendered to him in an interview for ESPN: “He’s one of the players who really surprised me. It’s spectacular. He has an incredible way of hitting the ball, he’s strong, fast, intelligent..
This Saturday, the 25-year-old attacker will have a litmus test to confirm his resurrection: the Manchester derby. Rashford, who has already scored 8 games in a row in his own stadium, will be awarded the league’s top scorer Erling Braut Haaland. A high-tension duel between the two top scorers of the moment in English football.
Rashford is not only known for his skill on the pitch. Aside from him, mindful of his troubled childhood and the efforts made by his mother, the attacker has always focused on helping the most vulnerable families in the UK. “My mom worked full-time and earned minimum wage to make sure we had a good dinner on the table, but it wasn’t enough. We went to a pound shop and bought seven yoghurts so we could eat one every day,” he said in an interview with the BBC.
The Manchester United striker has carried out numerous actions that have made him one of the most visible leaders of the movement against child poverty. He launched a campaign to help the homeless in Manchester, created a fund to counter the damage caused by the pandemic, donated €25 million to 2.8 million British children for the NGO FareShare and got the Boris Johnson government to pay back come to terms with her decision not to eat in school cafeterias. Due to his efforts and dedication to promoting social and economic change, he has been recognized as a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
Source: La Verdad
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