A year ago Marcus Rashford had long since scored the fifth and final goal of his most forgettable Manchester United season. The March international break passed by without little debate over his England exile.
Rashford's last goal of last season came on January 22. He would play 15 more games without scoring and had the World Cup taken place in the summer he would have missed out on Gareth Southgate's 26-man squad.
This March, Rashford would have been one of the first names on the team sheet for England, but for the minor knock which has kept him out of European Championship qualifiers against Italy and Ukraine. The chance for the 25-year-old to get some rest is a major boost for United, but it is a blow for Southgate. Not even Harry Kane has scored as many as Rashford's 27 club goals this season.
