Biography and the life story of Marcus Rashford "Admitted that his game was greatly influenced by Cristiano Ronaldo"

Marcus Rashford was born on October 31, 1997 in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England. He was born to Robert Rashford and Melanie Rashford. Marcus Rashford has three brothers and one sister. Due to a problem with his father, Rashford was only raised by his mother.

His mother is a very religious person. He was a protective parent because he really kept Rashford away from things that might endanger him. According to some sources, even though his father had problems with his family, Rashford still made his father an agent.

Since childhood, Rashford has shown his love for football. At the age of only two years, Rashford had played round skin. He plays with his brother in the park, at home, even wherever there is an opportunity. As a result of playing too much football, his mother often screamed after there was an object at home that was damaged.

After being five years old, Rashford joined a club called Fletcher Moss Rangers. There, Rashford became the center of attention after showing extraordinary skills. When he was seven years old, he was scouted by a Manchester United talent scout and joined the Red Devils Academy in 2005.

In his infancy, Rashford faced several problems. Among them is that he is not too fast in developing his potential. His legs were considered too long and lost some important movements.

Despite feeling frustrated, Rashford continued to train hard and try to do extra training. Slowly but surely, he began to find a comfortable performance. Rashford understands his weaknesses and his game can develop a little.

Since childhood, Rashford idolized the Brazilian striker, Ronaldo. The first Ronaldo match he saw was when Ronaldo scored a hat trick when Real Madrid faced Manchester United at Old Trafford in 2003.

In 2015 at the age of 18, Rashford entered the Red Devils first team in a match against Watford. Even though he only sat on the bench, he was happy to be part of the senior team. And right in February 2016, Rashford had the opportunity to join the red demon squad that competed in the Europa League.

His debut with Manchester United began when dealing with a Danish club, Midtjylland. He managed to score two goals in Manchester United's 5-1 victory.

When he joined the senior squad, Rashford's salary was only 500 pounds per week or around Rp. 8 million.

Rashford admitted that his game was greatly influenced by Cristiano Ronaldo. He got a lot of lessons from the figure of Ronaldo. Rashford greatly admires Ronaldo, who has excellent speed, skill and goal-scoring abilities.

His goal against Midtjylland was an important note in itself. He became United's youngest player to score in European competition. That achievement beats the record previously set by the red demon legend, George Best.

His debut in the Premier League he lived when dealing with Arsenal. Rashford scored twice and became United's youngest player to achieve this achievement after Federico Macheda and Danny Welbeck. In the same match, Rashford also managed to provide assists that helped United win the match by a score of 3-2.

On March 20, 2016, Rashford debuted in a derby match against Manchester City and scored one-on-one goals in that match. He became the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Manchester derby. At that time, he was 18 years old.

In April 2016, Rashford scored United's winning goal in the FA Cup event against West Ham. He drove MU won 2-1 while advancing to the final round against Crystal Palace. Manchester United won their 12th FA Cup trophy after overthrowing Palace with a score of 2-1.

Before Rashford extended his contract with Manchester United, he ended the season by scoring 8 goals in 18 appearances in all competitions.

After playing neatly with United, Rashford got a call to the English national team, he made his debut in May 2016, in his debut he scored a goal when facing Australia at the Stadium of Light. He became the youngest English player to score in a debut match, and became the third youngest English player to score.

After that, Rashford entered the English national team that competed in the 2016 European Cup. At that time, Rashford managed to break Wayne Rooney's record as the youngest English player to appear in the European Cup. He did so at the age of 18 as a substitute for Adam Lallana in the match against Wales.

Rashford's competitive goal in the senior national team occurred on 4 September 2017. He scored in England's 2-1 win over Slovakia in the 2018 World Cup qualifying round.

In the following season, Rashford continued to play nicely with Manchester United. He scored the first goal against Hull City on August 27, 2016, and was followed by three subsequent goals against Watford, Northampton Town, and Leicester City.

On 26 February 2017, Rasford scored as a substitute against Southampton in the league cup. Four days later, Rashford scored a crucial goal against Anderlecht in the Europa League competition. Thanks to his goal, the red demon army managed to advance to the next round.

In the competition, MU came out as champions after successfully defeating Ajax Amsterdam's resistance at the top of the party. Rashford ended the season with 53 appearances which became the most of the other MU players. He also posted 11 goals.

In the European Super Cup match against Real Madrid, Rashford was unable to do much. MU lost by a score of 2-1.

In the 2017/18 season, Rashford debuted in the European Champions League. Rashford's debut in the Champions League was well done after scoring when facing FC Basel on 12 September. In that season, he managed to record 8 matches and 3 goals. Whereas in the Premier League, he played 35 times with 7 goals scored.

Because his talent continues to grow, Rashford entered the squad for The Three Lions who appeared in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In the event, he appeared five times with one of them playing since the early minutes.

Until now, the 21-year-old player who is a lover of Courtney Morrison is still a mainstay of Manchester United's attack line. Together with MU, Rashford has collected four domestic trophies.