Marcus Rashford named the most difficult Manchester United player to face in training

straight to your inbox every day for freeFive years on from making his Manchester United debut, Marcus Rashford has been reminiscing on an unforgettable night. As United prepare for another Europa League clash, against Real Sociedad at Old Trafford, it was on February 25, 2016 when Rashford first pulled on the famous red jersey against FC Midtjylland.

straight to your inbox every day for freePitchside cameras have picked up the words of encouragement Harry Maguire shouted to Marcus Rashford during the build-up to his opening goal against Newcastle. In the Sunday evening kick-off at Old Trafford, Manchester United returned to second place in the Premier League table courtesy of a 3-1 victory over Steve Bruce's strugglers.

straight to your inbox every day for freeShola Shoretire says that he idolises Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood, two Manchester United academy graduates that he hopes to emulate by establishing himself in the first-team squad.Shoretire was included in the United matchday squad for the midweek win over Real Sociedad but did not come off the bench.Three days later, however, he was making his first-team debut after he was introduced in the 89th minute of a 3-1 win over Newcastle United for

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes wants Manchester United to sign a 'dominant' centre-back partner for Harry Maguire in the summer to compete for the Premier League title next season.United climbed back up to second-place in the table with a 3-1 win over Newcastle United at Old Trafford. It took a while for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's side to get going but Marcus Rashford found the back of the net on 30 minutes to give the hosts the advantage.

straight to your inbox every day for freeMarcus Rashford is expecting Shola Shoretire to make his mark at Manchester United, given time. The 17-year-old came on as a substitute in United's 3-1 win over Newcastle — his hometown team — as he replaced Rashford in the 89th minute at Old Trafford.

straight to your inbox every day for freeLuke Shaw has compared Mason Greenwood to Robin van Persie after being asked to name the best finisher at Manchester United. Shaw picked out Greenwood, along with Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial when answering the question as part of an interview with Sky Sports ahead of United's Premier League clash with Newcastle this weekend.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans had a predictable response when Marcus Rashford name dropped Jadon Sancho in his Twitter Q&A on Friday night.England international Sancho continues to be linked with a big-money move to United, having been courted by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side last year.United's pursuit of Sancho was the story of last summer's transfer window but the English winger ended up staying at Borussia Dortmund, who held firm over their €120million asking

straight to your inbox every day for free Marcus Rashford believes Hannibal Mejbri could be the next academy graduate to make an impact on the Manchester United first-team stage. Mejbri, 18, was promoted to the club's first-team training bubble along with Shola Shoretire last week after the duo's impressive respective seasons at reserve level.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer admits Manchester United coaches are working on a specific finish Marcus Rashford is struggling to master in training.Rashford struck his 17th goal of the season in the 4-0 Europa League thrashing of Real Sociedad but his performance was marred by some glaring one-on-one misses in the first-half.The 23-year-old broke into the United side as a centre forward five years ago but Solskjaer has primarily used Rashford on the left flank,

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes says Marcus Rashford needs to develop a ruthless streak in front of goal to move to the next level for Manchester United. The 23-year-old spurned two first-half chances in United's Europa League 4-0 win against Real Sociedad, with goalkeeper Alex Remiro pulling off two good saves to deny the forward.

straight to your inbox every day for freeMarcus Rashford says he was always aware that he would be criticised by some for his campaign to end child food poverty.Rashford has been proclaimed as a national hero over the last 12 months for his work during the coronavirus pandemic in raising awareness of children going hungry and forcing the government to u-turn on their decision not to extend free school meals in the holidays.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United striker Marcus Rashford praised Kylian Mbappe after the Frenchman's sensational performance against Barcelona on Tuesday. The Frenchman, starting on the left flank for Paris Saint-Germain, hit a hat-trick in a 4-1 win, and was widely praised for his display.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United forward Marcus Rashford has posted an emotional message to Ravel Morrison after his fellow Old Trafford graduate shared several eye-catching revelations about his football career. Morrison, who remains a free agent after bringing his short spell at Dutch Eredivisie side Den Haag to a premature end last month, was the latest guest on Rio Ferdinand's Vibe with Five podcast.

straight to your inbox every day for freeWhen Marcus Rashford was asked to move from the right of the Manchester United attack to the left at The Hawthorns on Sunday it was a trudge across the pitch he has become used to.In three of his last six games for United Rashford has occupied both wing positions in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's three-pronged attack at one stage or another.

straight to your inbox every day for freeMarcus Rashford says his time working under Jose Mourinho at Manchester United helped him become a better player - and a better person.Rashford came through the youth ranks at United and burst onto the first-team scene during Louis van Gaal's tenure at Old Trafford. The striker continued his development with Mourinho, who spent a turbulent two-and-a-half years as United boss between 2016 and 2018.

straight to your inbox every day for freeMason Greenwood was substituted in the second-half against West Ham because Manchester United are managing his game-time.Greenwood, 19, has started in six of United's last seven matches but was replaced by Edinson Cavani in the 86th minute, much to the surprise of many observers who felt he had performed better than fellow forwards Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial.Martial was starting for the first time in four games but failed to score while

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United cannot rely on Marcus Rashford to score 20 or more goals a season. That's the view of United legend Andy Cole, who believes the England international needs to take a leaf out of Edinson Cavani's book when it comes to being ruthless in front of goal.

straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Neville says Edinson Cavani has grabbed Manchester United's number nine spot in a way the club's younger attackers have not been able to.Neville believes Cavani is now in United's strongest XI, with the Uruguayan forward retaining his place in the Reds' starting line-up against Everton on Saturday night.