Rashford's rollercoaster career: A dream start with two goals in Man Utd victory

Marcus Rashford delivered a worrying message to fans on social media, revealing that he has endured 'months of abuse', with Man United supporters pinning some of the blame on YouTuber Mark Goldbridge.

The 26-year-old forward has had a difficult season on the pitch, failing to match the achievements of his 30-goal haul during the 2022-23 campaign, scoring eight times so far across all competitions this season.

Goldbridge runs a fan channel called The United Stand, which has 1.85million subscribers on YouTube. He has recently released several videos in which he criticises the England star, notably once referring to Rashford as 'about as useful as a wheelie bin with no wheels.'

In the early hours of Friday morning, Rashford responded to a post on X (formerly Twitter) that said the criticism he has received was unfair. The post read: 'The way Marcus Rashford is being treated is absolutely disgusting. It's cruel. It's abuse.' The United forward wrote back claiming that he was tired of the abuse he has received in recent months. 'I appreciate your support! It is abuse and has been for months. Enough is enough,' Rashford said.

Here, we look at his rollercoaster career.

February 2016: Bursts on to the scene at 18 with two goals on his first Manchester United start in a Europa League victory over Midtjylland, then two more on his Premier League debut against Arsenal three days later. Wins the club’s Young Player of the Year award and signs a new deal to stay until 2020.

March 2020: During the Covid lockdown, he teams up with charities to deliver free school meals and is later credited with persuading the Government to extend free school meals to children during school holidays. Sets up a Child Food Poverty Task Force and is awarded