There is a contrast doing the rounds on social media that, somewhat peculiarly, seeks to diminish the scoring pedigree of Marcus Rashford.



A tweet from the Squawka Football account sparked the debate. The post compared Rashford’s best Premier League goal tally – 10 from 33 appearances last season – to that of Tammy Abraham’s from this campaign – 10 from 12 appearances. Abraham was pitted as “the striker they told you not to worry about”.







All good fodder down the pub, you might say. Perfect to accompany the next packet of crisps in the middle of the table, with everyone fighting to take a handful and get a word in.



Except the saltiness of the caption neglects a couple of details.



First, Abraham is actually older than Rashford (although only by a few weeks), but the varied speeds of their development could kid you into thinking Abraham is the far more junior player: Abraham is scoring...