Marcus Rashford - England's Next Big Star
When Marcus Rashford burst onto the scene in the Europa League for Manchester United, nobody knew who he was. He was a fresh-faced teenager, selected due to an injury crisis in the first team. But you'd never have guessed it was his first appearance. The youngster scored a brace and that's where it all began.
He made his premier league debut later that week against Arsenal, again scoring twice. On the 20th March 2016, Rashford scored the only goal as Manchester United beat Manchester City for the first time since 2012, becoming the youngest scorer in the Manchester Derby at the same time. He finished the season with eight goals from eighteen appearances despite only making his debut in February.
This is arguably where the trouble started. Jose Mourinho was appointed as the new Manchester United manager, and his reputation for bringing through youngsters is unspectacular. Although Rashford made the most appearances of any United player in that season, the majority of them were from the wing, as the side had to accommodate marquee signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic. United won a treble last year, with the Community Shield, League Cup and Europa League all in the bag. However Rashford's development was stunted.
That continued this season, with the signing of Romelu Lukaku, Rashford had to play second fiddle to the big Belgian and the even bigger Swede. Again forced out onto the wing to fit them into the side. With no signs of change impending, Should Marcus Rashford leave Manchester United to fulfil his potential?
There will be several suitors for the young English forward. Any side in the top end of the premier league should really be interested. Clubs like West Ham, Everton and Newcastle would be a good pick for the English striker, that's provided they'll keep him playing as a forward. But these clubs would be paying a massively inflated fee to get hold of him because of the fact he's young and English.
He made his premier league debut later that week against Arsenal, again scoring twice. On the 20th March 2016, Rashford scored the only goal as Manchester United beat Manchester City for the first time since 2012, becoming the youngest scorer in the Manchester Derby at the same time. He finished the season with eight goals from eighteen appearances despite only making his debut in February.
This is arguably where the trouble started. Jose Mourinho was appointed as the new Manchester United manager, and his reputation for bringing through youngsters is unspectacular. Although Rashford made the most appearances of any United player in that season, the majority of them were from the wing, as the side had to accommodate marquee signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic. United won a treble last year, with the Community Shield, League Cup and Europa League all in the bag. However Rashford's development was stunted.
That continued this season, with the signing of Romelu Lukaku, Rashford had to play second fiddle to the big Belgian and the even bigger Swede. Again forced out onto the wing to fit them into the side. With no signs of change impending, Should Marcus Rashford leave Manchester United to fulfil his potential?
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| Anthony Martial(L) and Rashford(R) both need to leave for regular game time as a Striker. |
He could almost certainly be the next big thing in English football, but he needs the playing time in the correct position. It's unlikely that Jose Mourinho will give him this opportunity so, he needs to leave the club. Maybe a spell in Europe with a German or Spanish team might do him good and there's plenty of teams he'd suit, Valencia, Sevilla, Dortmund and RB Leipzig are all teams he'd fit in at. Maybe even Atletico Madrid if they lose Griezemann.
I appreciate he might not like to leave, he's a Manchester boy who's come through the academy there and is almost certainly a United fan (for his sins). Chances are slim at United and he needs to leave to fulfil his potential.
That's all for this week.
Until Next time...
Craig.
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