Manchester United's poster boy is splitting opinion over his future - the next six months are key

The Marcus Rashford debate has started again, so it's Groundhog Day... again.

There is invariably a discussion about whether Manchester United should sell Rashford each season and sometimes the debate can crop up in different months across a campaign.

Should he be sold? Is Rashford performing well enough? What jacket is he wearing in his free time? Can any club match his current wages? The same questions are asked each time.

The narrative around Rashford is a bit tiring. The obvious irony is this article is about that exact narrative, but a report from The Telegraph emerged on Tuesday that claimed United would be open to selling Rashford, which sparked the latest volume of 'The Marcus Rashford Debate™'.

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Although Rashford and his camp may feel endless headlines on his future are not helpful to his displays, he has often been solely responsible for making the back pages of newspapers.

The Dublin boozing debacle last season was incredibly disappointing and there have been other examples of Rashford's questionable behaviour away from the pitch that raise red flags.

Gary Neville recently criticised Rashford's trip to America during the November international break and that was unjustified, though. Rashford can enjoy his leisure time and Ruben Amorim defended him and Casemiro, who had also visited the States, when he was asked about it.

Amorim explained: “The first thing is it was five days off. The second thing is they received information of ‘five days off’ and they are big boys, they have kids so they decide what to do.

“The main question here is the club have to set the standard and manage