He almost joined Man City
Manchester United had to beat off competition from local rivals Manchester City in order to sign him and Cityzens were trying to steal him again recently. But the youngster decided to stay at United to further his career.
He developed his talent in the same club as Danny Welbeck
Marcus Rashford grew up in the famous Fletcher Moss Junior Football Club, a club that has produced other players like Welbeck, Wes Brown, Ravel Morrison and Cameron Borthwick-Jackson.
He started kicking the ball from the age of two
At the age of two, Rashford started playing football with his brother in the house, in the garden or in the garage.
‘I could remember my Dad insisting he takes me to join a youth club to play with boys instead of having me around kicking balls on our garage’s roof’ says Marcus.
Rashford was later encouraged to join local Fletcher Moss boys club by his dad, Robert who was a coach there. His skills impressed Man United scouts; thus forcing them to sign him at the age of 8.
His role model is Cristiano Ronaldo
Rashford is a huge fan of Cristiano Ronaldo. In one of his interviews with lifebloggers, he said ‘‘It happened with Ronaldo when he came to United. He defined himself as a man who could do all tricks. His stopovers, tricks and of course goals got him all the attention. I learned from him and I changed my thinking on field’’
He nearly signed for Jay Z’ agency
The famous American rapper owns a sports agency named ‘Roc Nation Sports’ and have signed many stars including Jerome Boateng and Kevin Durant. They contacted Rashford in 2016, but his parents refused the deal.
