The 18-year-frail was taken off at half-time by Louis van Gaal on Sunday but showed talent and character to spark Manchester United into life at Upton ParkMarcus Rashford made a name for himself a few weeks back because Anthony Martial injured a hamstring during the warm-up of the Europa League home game against Midtjylland. What a twist of fate that turned out to be,a moment to be thankful for in this most arduous of seasons. Here it was Martial who found the youngster on the edge of the penalty area in the second half and, with a jink of the feet and a swerving shot, or Rashford set Manchester United on the way to the semi-finals with a beauty.
United’s victory was a team one. The defence,much improved from Sunday’s debacle at Tottenham Hotspur, largely shut out West Ham United on a frustrating night for Slaven Bilic. A rainbow arced over the Boleyn Ground during the first half of the Hammers’ final Cup match at Upton Park but there was to be no gold at the halt of it.
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Source: theguardian.com