Even Manchester City ended up on Marcus Rashford’s list of victims this Saturday afternoon. In the city derby against the Skyblues, the attacker scored the decisive 2-1 winning goal for Manchester United in the 82nd minute. Rashford continued his incredible run since restarting against Pep Guardiola’s side.
The 25-year-old has now scored in nine consecutive home games. At the same time, the Englishman snapped in all competitions for the seventh time in a row – no other player has scored more since the end of the World Cup break.
Finally talisman again
“Born to Play in Red and White”, was the United tweet about Rashford’s goal. But the statement seemed to crumble again and again in the past few months. After a mixed 2021/22 season, the offensive player was in his last year of contract with the Red Devils until a few weeks ago.
The names of Paris St. Germain and FC Bayern bubbled up in the rumor mill. The fact that the homegrown and long-time figurehead of United may appear in a different jersey from the summer of 2023 must have brought tears to the eyes of one or the other Manchester romantic.
Back in the master race
But 22 goals in 26 games later, confidence reigns supreme at Old Trafford. United recently extended Rashford’s contract until 2024 in order to create more time in contract poker. The good thing: Both the club and the left winger have collected numerous arguments for further cooperation in the past few weeks.
Because while Rashford is in the form of his life, coach Erik ten Hag’s team are third, a point behind second-placed city rivals City. United has surprisingly entered the championship fight and is again seriously competing for a place in the Champions League.
