Manchester United already have their Marcus Rashford replacement

The to-do list is already growing for Manchester United's new permanent manager long before they even arrive at Old Trafford. Defeat to Man City last weekend emphasised just how much needs to be done to ever return to the top of English football. Another similar performance this weekend against Tottenham could make it a sizeable task to even get back into the Champions League.

Throw into the mix dressing room discontent and a core of players looking to leave this summer, and United's new manager might already be looking at a three or four-year project before they can say the team is ready to compete again.

United already knew they'd be losing a number of key players at the end of the season, with Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard and Edinson Cavani amongst those who are out of contract. Cristiano Ronaldo could follow suit if a top-four finish fails, he won't be the only disillusioned player looking for a way out.

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The news this week that Marcus Rashford could also look to leave this summer was hardly a hammer blow to supporters, but rather a sad reality check of the way this season played out for him.

If you were to put all the key ingredients of a United player together, they would form someone in the mould of Rashford. He's a local lad, an academy graduate who broke into the senior side and a player who made his mark despite all the odds that were stacked against him.

Indeed, Rashford has always been at his best when he has been up against it, defying probability, whether it was against Midtjylland on his debut or against Paris Saint-Germain on a night when his club needed him most. The fact a player like Rashford would even consider leaving his boyhood