Marcus Rashford netted his 16th goal of the season in Manchester United’s 9-0 thrashing of Southampton. This took Rashford’s goal tally fo...

Marcus Rashford netted his 16th goal of the season in Manchester United’s 9-0 thrashing of Southampton.
This took Rashford’s goal tally for United up to 83 goals, one ahead of club legend Eric Cantona.
This was a feat not lost on Rashford, who sent a message after the game saying it was a ‘boyhood dream’.
Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was asked about Rashford’s increasing tally and surpassing of Cantona.
He told the club website: “That’s not bad. Eric was a great player to play with and Marcus has a great career ahead of him. What he has done this year shows that he can focus on his career as well.
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Solskjaer is right not to focus on what Rashford has done, but what he can still do.
Rashford is still only 23, and while Wayne Rooney’s club record seems a long way off, he should get pretty close.
Last season Rashford netted a career best 22 goals and he is already up to 16 this campaign. He is well on course to overtake this figure. The sky is the limit for him. With a little tweak here and there, Rashford might just need a couple more years to pass Solskjaer’s own tally of 126.
Manchester United’s all time leading goalscorers
- Wayne Rooney
253
- Sir Bobby Charlton
249
- Denis Law
237
- Jack Rowley
211
- Dennis Violet
179
- George Best
179
- Joe Spence
168
- Ryan Giggs
168
- Mark Hughes
163
- Paul Scholes
155
- Ruud van Nistelrooy
150
- Stan Pearson
148
- David Herd
145
- Tommy Taylor
131
- Brian McClair
127
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
126
- Andy Cole
121
- Cristiano Ronaldo
118
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