Marcus Rashford thrilled to pass Eric Cantona's goal scoring tally

  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.“

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

1. Wayne Rooney

   253

2. Sir Bobby Charlton

   249

3. Denis Law

   237

4. Jack Rowley

   211

5. Dennis Violet

   179

6. George Best

   179

7. Joe Spence

   168

8. Ryan Giggs

   168

9. Mark Hughes

   163

10. Paul Scholes

    155

11. Ruud van Nistelrooy

    150

12. Stan Pearson

    148

13. David Herd

    145

14. Tommy Taylor

    131

15. Brian McClair

    127

16. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

    126

17. Andy Cole

    121

18. Cristiano Ronaldo

    118