The 18-year-old Rashford burst onto the scene in the second half of last season, earning a place in England’s European Championship squad, but has been displaced by Ibrahimovic under new coach Jose Mourinho.
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He has just given Mourinho some thinking to do.
Despite the problems off the pitch, Hull City have made a fine start to their Premier League campaign after claiming six points from their first three matches of the season and Mike Phelan’s men have impressed many with their courageous performances.
“When I found Luke Shaw in the training ground, it was a surprise for me because I thought he can not be ready”, said Mourinho.
“Well, I have the youngest player ever to score a goal in a Champions League final”, he said, as quoted by ESPN. “We were so dominant, so intense in our rhythm and our attacking wave and I always believed the goal would arrive”.
United joined Chelsea on maximum points after three games.
The news of his injury, especially the severity of it, comes as somewhat of a surprise after the 28-year-old played the full 90 minutes against Hull on Saturday.
“But he did fantastic in the summer, sacrificed his holiday, staying in the city and training every day”. City hosts West Ham on Sunday.
“When the team were chasing the victor against Leicester in the Community Shield and again tonight, he made a difference for us”. He did brilliantly when he came on and got his goal.
Tottenham and Liverpool are two more teams hoping to be in the mix for the top four, perhaps even the title, and they drew 1-1 in a frenetic match at White Hart Lane.
“But Sam knows if he needs the kid, he has the kid, but he has so many strikers that this time, he chose not to select him and we respect that”.
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He struck twice against Southampton on August 19, from a header and a penalty in a 2-0 win, but failed to find the net in the 1-0 victory against Hull City on Aug 27. Chelsea remain ideal and on top of the table after beating Burnley 3-0, Crystal Palace drew 1-1 with Bournemouth while Southampton and Sunderland did the same.
