'Only people at the club know' - Marcus Rashford on his stunning comeback and how Erik ten Hag restored standards at Manchester United

A McLaren 765 Long Tail reverses into view through the entrance of the Jimmy Murphy Centre at Carrington. The gullwing door from the driver's seat rises and Marcus Rashford emerges. This has been the season that Rashford has spread his wings.

Thirty-seven Manchester United games and 24 goals; Rashford confirmed this is his season-best goals haul before Shrove Tuesday. He is in world-class form, never mind career-best, and he has bloomed into the complete forward those who coached him at the academy were convinced he would become.

Rashford's academy teammate Ollie Rathbone once told me, "Marcus wasn't just the mark in his age, he was the mark of the academy." Rashford graces the interior and exterior walls of the academy building a goal kick away.

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He turned 25 in October and this season Rashford has exorcised some of the demons that lingered for a challenging 18 months and a season he admits he "can't get back". Rashford has come back.

Such is United's frantic February of eight games in 26 days, we are speaking three weeks before the League Cup final. When Erik ten Hag was notified of media commitments, he asked how quickly they could be conducted.

Rashford has just completed a recovery session following his winning goal against Crystal Palace less than 24 hours earlier and he has driven over to the media hub for a formal portrait that will adorn banners on Wembley Way.

After around 20 minutes upstairs, a hooded Rashford strolls downstairs, greets us wearily and eases into a seat. It is understandable after a 99-minute shift that United spent 29 of with a man down. Once the dictaphones click on, Rashford is an engaging talker and as icily focused