The striker has been out since mid-January and the coronavirus pandemic has not disrupted his rehab <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is in a “much better place” than a month ago as he nears a return to full fitness.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Rashford has been out since mid-January due to a back injury, with\u00a0United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer saying earlier this month the club would not rush his comeback.<\/p>\n
The England international\u00a0is making good progress, though, and suggests he will be ready to resume training once the squad are cleared to go back to work\u00a0after the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n \n More teams<\/p>\n <\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n “I feel much better,” Rashford\u00a0told\u00a0Sky Sports News. “I have a scan in another couple of days and that should solidify it, but I feel much better compared to two or three weeks ago.<\/p>\n “I feel 10 times better now. For me, now it’s just about getting ready to build\u00a0back up to training and then playing games for the team.<\/p>\n “I’m in a much better place. I’m much happier than I was about a month ago, so things are looking positive.”<\/p>\n Rashford says his\u00a0recent rehabilitation has been carried out at\u00a0home due to the restrictions put in place\u00a0to control the impact of COVID-19.<\/p>\n “Everyone is just dealing with the circumstances as well as they can,” he added.<\/p>\n “I’ve just been in my house doing my gym work and recovery, reading books, watching Netflix and just doing what I can do to make the time pass further.<\/p>\n “There’s not really anything you can do that comes close to being in the changing room and being in the team, so I’m not trying to chase that high.<\/p>\n “I had to have time off anyway because of my injury, but I’m fortunate enough to have a bike in the gym downstairs. Not much in that sense has actually changed for me because I can still do my daily routine that I was doing.”<\/p>\n Rashford is also heading up a campaign for the FareShare charity, which aims to raise \u00a3100,000 to help supply food to children who usually have free school meals but are currently unable to access them.<\/p>\n “I didn’t know how high the numbers were of kids not eating at home other than school meals. That number kind of shocked me,” Rashford said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n “And then I remember speaking to a friend who was saying there was an opportunity where we can help these people and FareShare allowed us to make it work.<\/p>\n “I don’t think I’ve actually ever done something at such short notice before. I thought let’s try and get to \u00a3100,000 and right now we’re on \u00a397,000.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n