Arsenal have ideal reason to complete Marcus Rashford transfer after clear Man United message

It is eight years since Marcus Rashford arrived in the Premier League. Arsenal will remember it well.

Half an hour in and he had scored on his debut at Old Trafford. It was his first start for Manchester United having come from the bench days earlier as a raw and exciting (excited) teenager to help a team managed by Louis van Gaal into the Europa League last 16.

Six full seasons later and the academy boy, born and raised in Wythenshawe, is not a popular member of the current group among some supporters. Twelve months ago he was carrying Erik ten Hag's attack towards a strong first campaign in England.

Rashford managed 30 goals in all competition — more than any Arsenal player — despite a not-always functional forward line around him. Between December 2022 after the World and the start of March he managed ten goals in as many games. only failing to score in one.

It was the fourth time he'd broken double figures for goals in the league alone and came with five assists. He's up to 83 and 39 respectively from 270 matches. He's still only 26 and has 60 England caps.

For United alone he has over 100 goals. He's been a two-time Player of the Year at Old Trafford, been top scorer in two separate competitions in his career. There's a trophy cabinet including two League Cups, a Europa League, and an FA Cup. He's 26.

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Rashford has carried the weight of an entire club on his back throughout a barren run failing to live up to the lofty standards of previous generations of squad-building or head coach success. In the meantime, he's shown up an entire