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Marcus Rashford: What are Manchester United’s plans to reintegrate the England forward after two loan spells? | Football News
All eyes will be on Marcus Rashford this week.
He has not featured for Manchester United in the Premier League since December 2024 and has since had loan spells at Aston Villa and Barcelona.
Barcelona chose not to activate their £26m option to buy Rashford permanently this summer, meaning what seemed an unlikely reunion for the majority of last season has now become a reality.
With Rashford’s expected return, he does provide Michael Carrick with a much-needed option at left wing and an alternative through the middle. Benjamin Sesko has yet to feature in pre-season as he continues to recover from injury and questions remain over Patrick Dorgu’s best position.
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Ashley Young says there is no one better as a winger than Marcus Rashford and thinks Michael Carrick will get best out of him if he returns to Manchester United
United were potentially looking to add another forward option this summer, but with Rashford’s return Carrick has a player who has scored 87 Premier League goals in 287 appearances and a different, perhaps more direct profile of player compared to Matheus Cunha on the left flank.
Rashford’s return is one that Carrick is seemingly welcoming with open arms.
“We have got a full squad this week in Dublin. We fly straight there and have a few days where we have the whole group back together. Marcus is part of that,” Carrick confirmed.
Question marks will remain as to whether Rashford can regain the form he showed after the World Cup in 2022 after a barren spell before his loan at Aston Villa.
Rashford had fallen out of favour with the last two Manchester United head coaches in Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim, however, there is hardly anyone better to understand and coach Rashford than Carrick.
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Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo were among more Manchester United players returning for pre-season training
The current United head coach was captain at Old Trafford in 2016 when an 18-year-old Rashford came off the bench to score a brace against FC Midtjylland, Carrick was also part of Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s coaching staff when the forward was a key part of the squad.
Rashford will be fully reintegrated into the United side as they continue their pre-season preparations in Dublin this week.
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Sky Sports News’ Danyal Khan discusses whether there’s a way back for Marcus Rashford at Manchester United
Wednesday’s game against Leeds is expected to come too early for him, but he could feature in the next friendly… A reunion against the boss who orchestrated his temporary exit.
United face Ruben Amorim’s AC Milan in Wroclaw, Poland on Saturday.
Your views: Should Rashford be fully reintegrated?
Coximu7: Get rid he didn’t want us and now nobody wants him. He wants us! He is overpaid and has an attitude we don’t need! No room for him!
Saq: Bad attitude. Should never be integrated back into the team. If he really wanted a move away, he’d have taken a wage cut. Hey ho, he didn’t, so that tells you all you need to know. Sell him even if taking a major hit. He’s had his chances.
Alan Hepburn: Why are we taking Rashford back? He walks around the pitch and the lads we signed last year showed what it means to play for the club.
Mike: Rashford’s return could help United a lot whether he starts or comes on he can have an impact and that is the type of players Carrick likes ones that make an impact, but he could also get the best out of him attitude-wise too.
Luke1878: Rashford needed some time away. If he hits the ground running, all will be forgotten. The squad has more options to rotate now and not be reliant on him. I like the patience of United’s business this summer.
GangelOmes: Can’t wait to see Rashford back in a United shirt and hopefully playing to his strengths. We can sure that if he had left, no replacement we could have got would have been as good as Rashford is.
Jamie S: Welcome him back with open arms. He left on loan under very different circumstances, and there aren’t many better left sided options available at the moment. No brainer. Welcome home Marcus. Won’t take long for the Old Trafford crowd to be on board.
Lachania: How can Man Utd accept Rashford back after the way he disrespected the club and fans with his below par performances for two years. Sell him as soon as possible!
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Rory McIlroy returns to action for first FedExCup Playoff event as he targets record-extending fourth title | Golf News
Rory McIlroy returns to action at the FedEx St. Jude Championship this week, live on Sky Sports, with the world No 2 targeting a big finish to the PGA Tour season and a record-extending fourth FedExCup title.
McIlroy heads into the first of three FedExCup Playoffs 12th in the season-long standings, with only the top 50 after this week progressing to the BMW Championship and then the top 30 qualifying for the season-ending Tour Championship.
The back-to-back Masters champion skipped last year’s FedEx St Jude Championship but is part of this year’s 69-man field at TPC Southwind in Memphis, where world No 1 Scottie Scheffler and defending champion Justin Rose also feature.
McIlroy has only played six events – and three outside of the majors – since successfully defending his Masters title in April, claiming tied-19th at the Truist Championship, tied-12th at The Memorial and a share of seventh at the Genesis Scottish Open.
But Brad Faxon, McIlroy’s putting mentor, told the Sky Sports Golf Podcast that the 37-year-old has earned the right to cherry-pick his tournaments.
Faxon said: “After back-to-back Masters titles, he is like, ‘not only financially can I afford to do this but mentally, too’.
“Rory is not physically tired after playing a round of golf but it is the mental fatigue of always being on, always in the spotlight, never getting a break. Whether it’s walking into the gates or going to dinner at night, somebody is always coming up to you.
McIlroy is a three-time FedExCup champion
“I have never seen anybody more patient in that situation than Rory but for him to go to the Greek islands with some of his closest friends, that’s a way to get away from the game.
“When Rory said to his daughter, ‘Poppy, I need to go and practise. Her great quote was, ‘you already know how to play, daddy’. Rory hasn’t forgotten how to play and had a pretty good track record in the playoffs.
“In the brutal summer months that you get in the south, you are going to have to be in very good physical shape these next few weeks to contend for the FedExCup.”
How do the FedExCup Playoffs work?
World No 1 Scottie Scheffler heads the FedExCup standings, ahead of Mathew Fitzpatrick, Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark and Chris Gotterup
All season long, players have earned points based on how they have performed in PGA Tour events, with extra points available for the signature events and majors.
Only the top 70 in the standings have reached the FedEx St Jude Championship (August 13-16), with just the top 50 then progressing to the BMW Championship (August 20-23) and then only the top 30 making it to the finale, The Tour Championship (August 27-30).
Winners of the first two play-off events earn 750 points apiece – the same as The Players and the majors – before the points reset to zero ahead of the Tour Championship.
In the closing event, all players begin at even par with the starting-strokes model based on FedExCup placings at that point axed in 2025.
The winner of the Tour Championship becomes FedExCup champion for 2026, earning $10m (£7.4m) dollars and a five-year PGA Tour exemption.
What else is at stake?
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Michael Brennan wrapped up a FedExCup Playoffs spot with victory at the Wyndham Championship on Sunday
Those who have qualified for the FedEx St Jude Championship are guaranteed to retain their PGA Tour card for 2027 and also clinch a spot at The Players, while the 50 to make the BMW Championship earn places in next term’s signature events.
For the 30 who make it to the Tour Championship, they can look forward to a two-year PGA Tour exemption and teeing it up at the Masters at Augusta National. Spots in the US Open and Open are also set to come their way.
Why you should keep an eye on Koivun
After winning the 3M Open in just his third start as a pro after staying cool amid a charge from Scheffler, Jackson Koivin, 21, went on to wrap up a FedExCup Playoff spot after just five events, matching Tiger Woods’ record.
Faxon added of the hot prospect, who he says would be great fit for USA at the away Ryder Cup in Ireland next September: “Koivun dominated college and he is the hardest working kid I have ever seen.
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Jackson Koivun, 21, won the 3M Open a few weeks ago
“He comes blessed with a great putting stroke and a great putting attitude.
“I spend a lot of my time at the Titleist Performance Institute, where you can do all the testing of your equipment. I first met Jackson there and talked about his game.
“Every single guy who did the club fitting and ball fitting, was saying, ‘nobody is close to what this guy is doing’. We have seen how good he hits the iron as well so I am excited for him.
“I am a long-term believer in Jackson Koivun.”
List of FedExCup champions
- 2025: Tommy Fleetwood
- 2024: Scottie Scheffler
- 2023: Viktor Hovland
- 2022: Rory McIlroy
- 2021: Patrick Cantlay
- 2020: Dustin Johnson
- 2019: Rory McIlroy
- 2018: Justin Rose
- 2017: Justin Thomas
- 2016: Rory McIlroy
- 2015: Jordan Spieth
- 2014: Billy Horschel
- 2013: Henrik Stenson
- 2012: Brandt Snedeker
- 2011: Bill Haas
- 2010: Jim Furyk
- 2009: Tiger Woods
- 2008: Vijay Singh
- 2007: Tiger Woods
The PGA Tour’s FedExCup Playoffs begin on Thursday with the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Watch live on Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event from 7pm or stream with no contract.
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