While Manchester United’s struggles were well documented during the 2021/22 season, Marcus Rashford’s issues fell slightly down the pecking order. However, the fact that the forward was also having a tough time wasn’t lost on anyone as Rashford was dropped from the England squad towards the end of the season. That was no shock to anyone as the 24-year-old finished the term with 5 goals and 2 assists across all competitions, which was the first time he hadn’t hit double figures for goals in five years.

“It’s the first time we’ve seen Marcus run in behind and stretch teams since he first got into the first team. I think he went away from his strengths [last season], which was stretching teams. If you look at how he’s playing now to when he first got into the team, people will turn around and say, ‘that’s the Marcus Rashford of old.’ If he sticks to that, he’ll score goals.”