Meet the private football coach who Marcus Rashford’s using and has a Man United background

Marcus Rashford has been utilising his personal football coach over the international break as the Manchester United star looks to bounce back after a difficult 12 months.

The United striker has had a rocky start to the season, failing to provide any goals or assists in three Premier League matches so far. It follows a disappointing campaign last time around which saw the forward miss out on a Euro 2024 spot with England.

The Red Devils have won just one game so far this campaign, losing 2-1 in the last minute to Brighton and also falling to a 3-0 defeat against rivals Liverpool.

Rashford has started all three matches, and while he has enjoyed some bright moments, criticism is starting to mount as his best form continues to elude him.

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However, Rashford has been diligently training outside of team sessions in private under the guidance of his personal coach who used to play for the United ccademy, in a bid to rediscover his best form and scoring touch after again being snubbed by England for the latest international break.

But who exactly is this footballing expert that Rashford has been training with and what other stars work with him? Here, Manchester Evening News bring you the lowdown.

Ryan Hopper is a private football coach who trains some of United's biggest stars, including academy graduate Rashford.

Hopper was part of the United academy from the ages of six to 14 and went on to play professional football for Accrington Stanley in League Two as a teenager.

The former footballer, now 30, had a loan spell at