Marcus Rashford turns 21 on Wednesday, the boy wonder coming of age two and a half years after he came from nowhere to score twice on a famous debut for Louis van Gaal.
Since then, the softly-spoken Mancunian’s record at such a tender age compares favourably with the best young prodigies of modern times, Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney. Rashford, who plays Everton on Sunday, already has 33 goals in 132 games for Manchester United, and 29 England caps with six goals.
To put that into context, Paul Scholes and David Beckham, who became United legends, had barely got going by Rashford’s age.