“It’s not just me,” continues Marcus. “There’s a group of young players together and we can start to become what we decide to become. That’s an important thing to me: that we can start to help the younger ones coming through. It’s all part and parcel of growing up in a United shirt. It’s just the next step.”



While Rashford has established himself as an experienced member of the squad, it is easy to forget he is still just 21 and developing all aspects of his game.



“For me it’s just about becoming the guy that’s responsible and reliable,” says the Wythenshawe-born striker. “I feel like that’s the next step for me.

“Everything goes in order of the way it should be done. I remember these similar steps when I first went into the Under-18s and it takes you a season to grow into that standard of football. Before you know it, you’re one of the leaders there and you take responsibility on the pitch. Now I’m in that situation for the first team.”