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Why Man United's struggles are linked to those of Rashford

A football team is only as good as its goal scorers, and for Manchester United that usually means their fortunes are directly linked to the form of Marcus Rashford. Right now, that's not good news at Old Trafford.

United are enduring their worst start to a season since 1989-90, having lost four of their first seven Premier League games. Rashford, who became the club's highest-earning player by signing a £325,000-a-week, five-year contract in July, has scored once in those seven games, with another blank in the Champions League defeat against Bayern Munich.