Rashford takes his chance again

Marcus Rashford seized his opportunity to impress Jose Mourinho with a match-winning strike at Hull City. But can he earn a starting spot ahead of Manchester United’s selection of star names?

Jose Mourinho described Marcus Rashford as “amazing” earlier this week but his 92nd-minute winner at Hull felt like an important reminder of the teenager’s brilliance, following a summer of big-name arrivals and huge spending at Manchester United.

While Zlatan Ibrahimovic and record-breaker Paul Pogba have dominated headlines and taken the attention, Rashford has been forced to remain patient on the United bench so far this term.

He was an unused substitute against Bournemouth and Southampton, looking on as Ibrahimovic scored three in two and Pogba ran the show on his second Old Trafford debut.  

But, with United failing to find a way through a stubborn Hull defence on Saturday night and with just 19 minutes remaining, Mourinho turned to the 18-year-old to make the difference. He did just that.

After first drawing a fine save from goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic with a low shot at the bottom corner, Rashford teed up Henrikh Mkhitaryan for a blocked effort and fizzed a pass across the six-yard box which Ibrahimovic kicked himself for not …

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