Few could have envisaged that, when Marcus Rashford trotted to the side of the pitch in the second half of a Europa League victory over Viktoria Plzeň in December 2024, it would be his final Manchester United appearance for 611 days.
Rashford had scored three goals in as many starts following Ruben Amorim’s appointment the previous month, making a compelling case for his continued ever-presence under yet another head coach at Old Trafford. Amorim, however, had other ideas.
