England Need to Take Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford to Euro 2016

The moment belonged to Anthony Martial. In the final minute of the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday, it was the young Frenchman’s burst into the Everton penalty box and clinical finish that delivered Manchester United their first FA Cup final appearance for nine years.

He celebrated by throwing himself into the United fans, and thoroughly milked the moment in their collective embrace as his team-mates jumped on top of him.

This was the image, a young man revelling in the moment, that would adorn the following morning’s newspapers, broadcasts and homepages.

But behind this flash of genius from Martial, lurked the bigger story of the season: the unexpected and continuing rise of Marcus Rashford.

Once again, this time on the famous turf of Wembley, the 18-year-old played with the unnerving natural composure and confidence of a veteran.

Throughout the semi-final Rashford was a constant threat to Everton with his pace, movement and ability to ghost into dangerous positions in and around the area.

There will be dips and youthful struggles with form, but for the moment the teenager is an utter joy to behold, a player simply showing the football world what he can do.

This was all encapsulated in the moment in the second half when he decided to try a trick, and stood on the ball with his right foot, before flicking it with his left into the path of Antonio Valencia.

There is no fear to his game; he remains a kid just having fun.

If Rashford were French or Portuguese, it is reasonable to suggest he would be worth around £40 million on the summer transfer market.

He already has a record comparable to what Martial had achieved in Ligue 1 when United were persuaded to sign him from AS Monaco for £36 million last summer.

Since scoring twice on his debut against FC Midtjylland, Rashford has also …

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