Manchester United's fans would have forgotten so soon how terrible Marcus Rashford was last campaign as he ended the season with the lowest goalscoring record in a Man United's shirt.
A new manager's arrival spurred a vast of changes across the club including the staffs, and Marcus Rashford is amongst the focal point of the impact Erik Ten Hag had brought since his appointment.
Before the World Cup, Marcus Rashford's destiny was up in the air due to rumors that he would be joining Paris Saint-Germain. However, since returning from Qatar, the 25-year-old has discovered a new lease on life and is on his best goal-scoring streak of his career.
The forward outperformed his previous best of 22 goals in the 2019–20 season with 25 goals and nine assists in 39 appearances this season. In his last 20 games across all categories, he has scored 17 goals and provided four assists, a feat that has been unmatched even by players like Harry Kane and Erling Haaland.
His current state of fitness places him ahead of Cantona, Yorke, and Cole during their prime seasons wearing the United colors.
Rashford ranks just above Eric Cantona, Andy Cole, and Dwight Yorke in terms of attacking returns, with 1.06 goals or assists for every 90 minutes, according to statistics gathered by OLBG.
Marcus Rashford is obviously moving into uncharted territory when compared to United's past greats because Dwight Yorke's strike partner Cole had the same number of goals and assists as Marcus Rashford does now, but with seven more appearances (41).
Only Wayne Rooney (1.11) and Cristiano Ronaldo (1.08), two United legends, have done as effectively as Rashford, who was born in Wythenshawe. One of the most effective attackers in the league, Rooney recorded 41 goals and assists in 3,317 minutes of activity in 2013–14 while playing for David Moyes and Ryan Giggs.
Given that he played a lot more minutes than Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo's record-breaking season in 2007–08, in which he tallied 42 goals and provided assists for eight more, ranks lower.
Of course, it can be noted that Rashford, with 34 goals and assists, has the same total as Andy Cole and falls short of the club's two best scorers during their tenures, Eric Cantona (38) and Dwight Yorke (48).
But since United are still engaged in a four-front war, there are still plenty of games for Marcus Rashford to make up lost ground, especially if he keeps contributing at his current rate. It's still only the first of March.
The Manchester United's academy graduate will be expecting to maintain his extraordinary level of form in the final third against Liverpool in the upcoming match. And Marcus Rashford will be aiming to maintain his extraordinary level of form in the final third with Liverpool coming up next.
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