The 18-year-old has been handed his first Premier League start against Arsenal after scoring twice in his full debut against FC Midtjylland in the Europa League
Marcus Rashford has become the fourth-youngest player to start for Manchester United in the Premier League.
The forward struck twice in his senior debut in Thursday’s 5-1 Europa League victory over FC Midtjylland, and has been rewarded for his performance with his first Premier League start against Arsenal on Sunday.
Federico Macheda remains the youngest player to have started a Premier League game for United at 17 years and 254 days when he faced Middlesbrough in May 2009.
At 18 years and 21 days, Phil Neville is the second youngest player with his first start in the Manchester derby in February 1995.
At 18 years and 120 days, Rafael is United’s third-youngest starter in the Premier League when he faced West Brom in 2008. James Wilson (18 years and 157 days) is the youngest player to score during his full Premier League debut as he struck twice in a 3-1 win over Hull City in May 2014.
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