It is a feeling deep within Marcus Rashford, a feeling of excitement on the eve of a new season, a feeling of pride as his beloved Manchester United place faith in youth, and a feeling of total belief in his manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

It is a feeling of fearlessness inherent in a talented, ambitious 21-year-old in peak physical and mental condition. It is a feeling of readiness.

No English club is as analysed, scrutinised and questioned as Rashford’s and yet here he is, the epitome of calm, sitting on the sofa at home, looking forward confidently to the new season. He always does. He still possesses a piece of schoolwork that defines him, and drives him as he fights to restore United to the