Why Marcus Rashford Was Manchester United’s Most Surprising Player in 2015/16

Manchester United’s 18-year-old striker Marcus Rashford scored on his England debut on Friday night, 92 days after his first start for the Red Devils. It has been a meteoric rise, and one that definitely qualifies as the biggest surprise of the season.

92 days after his Manchester United debut, Marcus Rashford scored three minutes into his England debut. ???? pic.twitter.com/nF4Z180uG6

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Anthony Martial was in the running for this award given just how much of an impact he made in his debut season, after his signing was seen as a one-for-the-future type—albeit an expensive one. He is second to Rashford here by virtue of that big transfer fee. Someone, somewhere, clearly knew the Frenchman had this kind of season in him.

Rashford had been considered a very promising player at youth level. In December 2015, former United youth-team coach Paul McGuinness said of him, per the club’s website: “He’s improved a lot and is ready for a step up as well. I think he can play in all the teams now—the under-21s, under-19s and under-18s and so on.”

When Rashford was a lad… pic.twitter.com/uqPfjxzGLn

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However, it is reasonable to assume that McGuinness did not mean “being an automatic pick for the starting XI at the FA Cup final and scoring for England” when he said “and so on.” But that is exactly what has happened.

His first start, fittingly, came as …

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