BEAT UP? WE ARE UPBEAT
MARCUS RASHFORD Date of birth: October 31, 1997 Clubs: Manchester United Premier League debut: February 28, 2016 v Arsenal Total club appearances: 148 Total club goals: 39 England debut: May 2016 v Australia
England caps: 31
England goals: 5
First England goal: Three minutes into debut HARRY KANE
July 28, 1993 Spurs, Leyton Orient (loan), Millwall (loan), Norwich (loan), Leicester (loan) Premier League debut: August 18, 2012 v Newcastle 307 175 March 2015 v
Lithuania
England caps: 35
England goals: 20
First England goal: 80 seconds after coming on as sub
RASHFORD 21 ......... Appearances .......... 18 20 ............... Starts ................ 13 1797 .......... Minutes ........... 1176 14 ................ Goals ................. 6 128.4 ........ Mins/Goal ...... 196.0 4 .............. Assists ................ 6 20 ...... Chances created ...... 20 70 .......... Shots, total .......... 36 33 ....... Shots on target ........ 21 20.0% Shot Conv Rate.16.7% MICHAEL CARRICK claims Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s bubbly personality is bringing the best out of the Manchester United players. Solskjaer can eclipse Sir Matt Busby’s 73-year record by becoming the first United boss to win his first six games in charge if he can mastermind victory over Tottenham tomorrow. Solskjaer has transformed United since taking over last month from Jose Mourinho, who had fallen out with virtually everyone when he left, and Carrick says his positive attitude is enthusing the players.
“Ole’s got the kind of personality that rubs off on everybody,” said the United coach. “He’s so positive, so upbeat all the time. I think you can see that rubbing off on individuals and that goes a long way to bringing the best out of the players.” Carrick says United, struggling badly under Mourinho, are full of confidence ahead of their clash with his former club because of their winning streak.
“The confidence and the belief is there in the squad,” he said. “A few wins makes such a massive difference.
“They’re in good form and we’re in good form so it’s got the makings of a great game. They’re dangerous and can score goals. They’ve got a lot of threats throughout the team. We’ll be ready for that, but it’s about us. We’ve got such a big threat coming from all angles.”