I HOPE
you’re listening Jose Mourinho… Marcus Rashford is officially Manchester
United’s best striker.
The England
forward, 18, has been far and away the most impressive striker in all
competitions at the Old Trafford club since making his debut on February 25 of
this year.
You’ll
recall of course that Rashford was a last-second call-up to the United line-up
against FC Midtjylland in the Europa League thanks to a training injury
sustained by Anthony Martial.
And boy did
Rashford repay the faith shown in him – netting a brace to burst into the
public eye.
The United
youngster has never looked back either, scoring winners against Manchester City
and Arsenal last season before bagging a spot in Roy Hodgson‘s England squad
for Euro 2016.
In fact, since
his debut all the way back in February, no Man United striker has scored more
than his ten, including his strike in the disappointing 3-1 loss at the hands
of Watford on Sunday.
Martial –
whose injury gave Rashford his shot in the first team – comes in second with
seven goals.
The England
ace’s only real competition comes from Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who, although he has
only found the net five times, has done so in a very short space of time since
arriving at Carrington in the summer.
Juan Mata –
once a shoe-in to be sold by the Special One who has now solidified his place
in the United starting XI – tales the fourth spot with four goals.
Marouane
Fellaini, Jesse Lingard, Wayne Rooney and Ander Herrera have all netted just
twice since February, with Roo’s goalless spell particularly distressing for
United fans, while three players have netting a single goal.
Worringly,
£25million-man Memphis Depay is one to have scored just a once, while Matteo
Darmian and Ashley Young complete to FULL list of scorers for United since
February.
It speaks
volumes of the dry spell the squad endured towards the end of last season under
Louis van Gaal.
And while
things began to look up under Mr Mourinho very quickly, they have slumped
equally rapidly, losing three matches in a row…
That’s the
he first time Jose has suffered that feat since 2006 while at Chelsea…
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