Marcus Rashford has revealed that he is in a “much better place” in recovery from the back injury that has sidelined him since January.

Before the coronavirus outbreak caused the season to be halted there were fears at Manchester United and England that the double stress fracture suffered by the forward would rule him out for the rest of the campaign.

The 22-year-old has been working hard to regain fitness for whenever the season resumes, currently scheduled for April 30, and said he was feeling good.

“I feel much better,” he told Sky Sports News. “I have a scan in another couple of days so it’ll solidify it then, but I feel, comparing it to two or three weeks ago, 10 times better and for me now it’s just about getting ready to build it back up to training and playing games with the team.

“I’m in a much better place, I’m much happier than I was about a month ago, so things are looking positive.” With Government advice to stay at home during the pandemic, Rashford explained how, given his recovery programme, the lockdown has had little impact on his rehab.

“Everyone is just dealing with the circumstances as well as they can,” he said. “I’ve just been in my house, doing my gym and recovery work, reading books, watching Netflix, just whatever you can do to make the time pass really.