News about Marcus Rashford

Ian and Chris return to 'It's All Kicking Off!' HQ for the latest instalment of your favourite weekly podcast.

Ian and Chris return for the latest episode of 'It's All Kicking Off!' with a bang as they pass judgement on Mauricio Pochettino's Chelsea spell with the Blues languishing in 12th place, during what looks to be another miserable season in west London. They question why it continues to go wrong for Manchester United, whether Erik ten Hag should be held to blame...and whether Marcus Rashford is doing enough to help. AND we debate whether the handball rule needs a refresh. All this, plus Ian reveals which celeb nabbed his seat on the train! (Don't they know he's the new Lineker?!)

Erik ten Hag may wish to cheer himself up by taking a quick glance at Manchester United's fixture list for the next fortnight. An FA Cup semi-final against a Coventry City side whose hopes of reaching the Championship play-offs have been all-but-extinguished, then back-to-back home games against strugglers Sheffield United and Burnley. Surely even this wildly unpredictable United team cannot lose those? Well, quite frankly, in a season with more corners turned than the average maze, nothing is guaranteed.

The Premier League giants reported the racist troll to X bosses on the weekend as they demanded the post was taken down. The Gunners have stepped up their hunt for the abuser by working alongside data science company Signify. The tech firm, which uses AI to help unmask abusive social media users, started working with Arsenal after Saka and his England team-mates Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho were all racially abused when they missed penalties in the Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy. Some 18 Arsenal members were banned last year as a result of its probes.

Marcus Rashford will reportedly stay at Manchester United this summer despite previous links to PSG. The England international has struggled this season as part of Man United's attack and it had been thought that he could leave Old Trafford in the summer. With the Red Devils set to miss out on Champions League football ahead of next season, several first team stars could look to move.

Manchester United will name teenager Ethan Wheatley on the bench for today's Premier League clash with Bournemouth. The 18-year-old has been a regular in United's Under-21 and Under-18 sides and will be promoted to the first-team squad for the first time when the club visits the Vitality Stadium. United are already without Anthony Martial, while there are doubts over the fitness of Marcus Rashford, leaving Erik ten Hag short of options in attack. Earlier this month, Wheatley pressed home is credentials by scoring hat-trick in the United Under-18's 9-1 thrashing over Liverpool Under-18s. He signed his first professional contract at United in January, just after his 18th birthday, and could be set for a debut in the tea-time clash.

Rashford limped out of last weekend's draw with Liverpool in the second half but trained at Carrington on Thursday and is in contention for the trip to the South Coast. Manager Erik ten Hag will also be without defenders Raphael Varane , Lisandro Martinez, Victor Lindelof, Jonny Evans , Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia. 'Rashy trained yesterday so we'll see how he recovered from it today,' said Ten Hag at his Friday press conference.

Wayne Rooney has advised Marcus Rashford to think about a 'move away' from Manchester United after struggling to find form under Erik ten Hag's guidance this season. Rooney - Man United's all-time record goalscorer - played alongside Rashford during the 26-year-old's breakout year at the 13-time Premier League champions and told his former team-mate to consider his future.

Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo scored cracking strikes in their 2-2 draw with Liverpool on Sunday, adding to their catalogue of stunners. While they sit sixth in the Premier League and finished bottom of their Champions League group, supporters have managed to salvage positivity by lauding their high-class goals.

The top ten fastest players in the Champions League have been revealed ahead of the quarter-finals - with Marcus Rashford and Kylian Mbappe among the stars leading the charge.  We're approaching the business end of Europe's elite competition and while we've seen some incredible performances on the biggest stage so far, fans have also been treated to some breathtaking runs and players surging down the flanks.  Marca have revealed the quickest players in the competition so far, and it will be no surprise to see Mbappe and Rashford among the group of speedsters.

A clever compilation video showing 34 different footballers choosing between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo has been posted on social media. It's a debate that has raged in football for more than a decade as the two players took their heights and are widely considered two of the best to ever play the sport. The two teams competed for talisman's for both Barcelona and Real Madrid, exchanging an incredible 13 Ballon d'Or award between them, as well as nine Champions League victories. However, football players and followers alike have long wondered which one is better. One social media account has attempted to put the controversy to rest by compiling a series of clips of famous footballers faces being asked who they like out of Messi and Ronaldo and then tagging up the answers.

Antonio Cassano, a former Italy striker, doubted his potential and said he is not at the same level as Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden on Sunday, a coach who branded him a clown on social media. Cassano has never been afraid of sharing controversial viewpoints, and this time he turned his attention toward Leao. Despite Leao's 3-0 victory over Lecce on Saturday, he argued in front of millions of viewers live on television on the Italian show Domenica Sportiva that he is not a top player but an overrated one.

Liverpool United will face Manchester United on Sunday in the FA Cup fourth round, seeking to reclaim their 4-3 win over Old Trafford. United emerged as 4-3 winners from the quarter-final madhouse, and Liverpool will be eager to fix it if they want to move closer to the Premier League championships. Mo Salah is expected to score at 8/11 by Sky Bet. The Egyptian king has scored 22 goals this season, but he has been given the slimest possible chance of scoring a goal in this match.

Manchester United will be toasting their thrilling 4-3 victory over Liverpool last month, and they are hoping lightning strikes twice as they prepare to welcome their opponents to Old Trafford again. After Marcus Rashford put Liverpool 3-2 up at the start of the season, Erik ten Hag's men enjoyed a rare victory over the Reds as Amad Diallo netted a spectacular strike deep into stoppage time in extra time. United's Scott McTominay took the lead in the first half before Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah flipped the game around before Antony's equalizer.

Rodri is expected to have a lucrative new deal that will push the Spanish star to the top earners in the Premier League, according to reports. Rodri, 27, a defensive midfielder, has been with the Treble winners since 2027 on wages of about £180,000-per-week. However, according to The Sun, the city needs to stretch it and raise his salary into the £300,000-per-week range.

Under new manager Erik ten Hag this season, Rio Ferdinand has detailed his doubts about Manchester United. Stamford Bridge suffered yet another spectacular capitulation in the closing stages on Thursday, this time against Chelsea. Marcus Rashford was left on the bench for the first time in 2024, and Erik ten Hag's side fell behind from Conor Gallagher's early goal and Cole Palmer's penalty within the first 20 minutes.

In their Premier League match against Chelsea on Thursday evening, Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler criticised Marcus Rashford for his work against Chelsea. Fowler sluggish in his attempts to'recognise the danger' and "not even looking' before Cole Palmer's last-gasp winner in Chelsea's 4-3 victory. Fowler slammed the team as a whole for abandoning when Chelsea was granted the corner in extra time, claiming it is a 'trait of the modern game.'

Despite fresh criticism of Marcus Rashford, Erik ten Hag insists he's motivated to help Manchester United achieve a fruitful season. After replacing Rashford in the 66th minute, he was moved to the bench for Chelsea's 4-3 loss on Thursday. Despite writing a moving piece on The Players' Tribune website in February stressing his dedication to his hometown club in the aftermath of an infamous tequila bender in Belfast, the 26-year-old has come under intense scrutiny once more. Former United players Gary Neville, Roy Keane, and Rio Ferdinand all chastised Rashford's brother and representative Dwaine Maynard, accusing the pundits of making clickbait remarks.

Manchester United will face Liverpool, one of Manchester's closest rivals, in Champions League football next season. In a 4-3 loss, Erik ten Hag's men sustained a humiliating blow at Chelsea on Thursday, conceding two goals deep into injury. To make it worse, three United players were forced to leave the team's excruciating injury problems this season.

After the club's 4-3 loss to Chelsea, Manchester United fans have chastised Marcus Rashford for his lack of defensive effort. For the first time this season against Mauricio Pochettino's team, the 26-year-old has failed to return to form this season after enjoying some of the best goalscoring form of his career last season. The forward's lacklustre results on the pitch have been hampered by events away from football, including a night out in Belfast in January that saw him miss a training session ahead of a FA Cup match.

NOTEBOOK: Chelsea hosted Manchester United on Thursday night at Stamford Bridge, with the Blues eventually emerging on top in one of the season's top games thanks to hat-trick hero Cole Palmer. With a goal inside four minutes, Conor Gallagher got off to a good start, but Palmer doubled the ascendancy from the penalty spot 15 minutes later. Nonetheless, the Red Devils fought back well, and by halftime, it was back to normal, with a five-minute double salvo from the visitors, Alejandro Garnacho, and Bruno Fernandes among the goals.

Rio Ferdinand has questioned the decision to bench Marcus Rashford for Manchester United's away game against Chelsea on Thursday night. At Stamford Bridge, Rashford has been left out of Erik ten Hag's starting line-up, with Antony taking the field. Ferdinand believes that it may not be the right call, as Man United continue to pick up as many points as they can in the search for a potential Champions League spot.

Marcus Rashford's brother and agent took to social media to slam ex-pros who have referred to the Manchester United star in their podcasts. During the most recent episode of The Overlap, Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, and Roy Keane talked about Rashford.

Roy Keane has slammed Marcus Rashford, saying that not all is well with the Man United forward. Rashford, 26, has scored 131 goals for United since joining the club as an 18-year-old last year, but this time around has been rocky. In a battle for form, the forward has scored just eight times in all competitions, although discipline problems have also hindered him. Rashford was heavily chastised in November after heading to a nightclub following United's 3-0 loss, while Hart has been chastised for training after embarking on a 12-hour 'tequila-fueled bender' in Belfast in January.