England manager Gareth Southgate will lead the ‘Roaring Lions’ squad against Senegal. In the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup, the bottom 16 teams will return on Sunday, December 4 (2am Thailand time).
In the last match of the group stage, England achieved a stunning 3-0 victory over Wales and the player who was highly praised was Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford who came on as a substitute.
The ‘Red Devils’ star was cheered by the city’s elite soccer fans. She should get another chance to start in the match against Senegal and here are 10 stats that prove she deserves that opportunity.
1. Rashford is in top form, scoring 3 goals to lead the 2022 World Cup top scorer alongside Kylian Mbappe (France), Cody Kakpo (Netherlands), Alvaro, Morata (Spain) and Ener Valencia (Ecuador), with this last already eliminated in the first round.
2. Rashford averages one goal every 36 minutes on a World Cup pitch. This is a higher ratio than all players who play more than 1 game.
3. The 25-year-old striker scored 3 goals at the World Cup. Equal to the number that former England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney can do
4. Rashford is the first Manchester United player to score three goals in a single major tournament since Bobby Charlton at the 1966 World Cup.
5. Rashford’s free-kick against Wales was the first scored at the 2022 World Cup and the only one England have scored since Kieran Trippier against Croatia in the 2018 World Cup semi-finals.
6. Rashford is second only to Dutch international winger Cody Kakpo. with turning the opportunity into a goal in this World Cup
7. Rashford is averaging five shots on goal per game, more than any other player at the 2022 World Cup.
8. Rashford is a Manchester United player with the most successful dribbles this season (18).
9. Rashford led Manchester United’s top scorer this season ahead of the World Cup after scoring 8 goals in all competitions.
10. In the Premier League this season, Rashford has taken more shots than any other Manchester United player (32).
