Rashford marked his England U21 debut with a treble and has put his name in the hat to start the Manchester derby on Saturday.
England’s Marcus Rashford
Not for the first time this year, Marcus Rashford had Twitter users licking their lips after a sensational hat-trick on his England U21 debut.
Still only 18-years-old, the Manchester United striker has set the world alight a number of times this year. First, he scored on his maiden appearance for the Reds in a Europa League match, and three days later followed that up with another on his Premier League debut against Arsenal.
He then scored the winner in the Manchester Derby, and an impressive run of form towards the end of the season earned him a shock call up to Roy Hodgson’s England squad for Euro 2016.
In a warmup friendly against Australia and on his debut for England, it took him just three minutes to open his account as he scored the first in a 2-1 win.
At 18-years and 229-days-old, he then became the youngest person to represent the Three Lions at a European Championship when he replaced Adam Lallana against Wales, breaking a record set by his United skipper Wayne Rooney.
Rashford’s playing time at United has been restricted so far this season after Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s arrival, and despite a last-minute winner against Hull last time out, he did not make the cut for Sam Allardyce’s first England squad.
But after scoring a hat-trick for Gareth Southgate’s younger side in front of Allardyce in Tuesday’s 6-1 win over Norway, he may soon find himself back among the senior lot.
And ahead of this weekend’s much-awaited Manchester derby in which long term enemies Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola will face off against one another once again, Rashford has given United fans a lot to look forward to.
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