Marcus Rashford was on holiday around this time last year and the break was a chance to reset after a mentally draining season.
Manchester United had just endured their worst campaign for decades and Rashford looked like a shadow of his former self, with a section of supporters believing it was time for the academy graduate to move on from Old Trafford.
Rashford contributed just five goals and two assists throughout the 2021-22 season and his omission from the starting team against Manchester City at the Etihad in March 2022 is understood to have prompted him to contemplate his future.