Marcus Rashford has revealed Wayne Rooney to be his favourite Manchester United player growing up as he joked about choosing Rio Ferdinand.
The 22-year-old is quickly emerging into one of the club’s most important players and enjoyed a standout year until his injury setback before the turn of the year.
He joined the Red Devils as a fresh-faced seven year old, rising through the academy and into the first team. And the forward has watched on from the sidelines as some of the club’s greatest ever players took to the field towards the end of the Sir Alex Ferguson era.
The boyhood United fan revealed he had achieved a lifelong ambition to play for the Red Devils alongside former United and England captain Rooney, while firing an amusing jibe at