Marcus Rashford has already scored more Premier League goals this season that he did in the whole of the 2017\/18 campaign.<\/p>\n
The England international celebrated his 150th appearance in style on Saturday with another wonderful strike in the 2-1 victory over Brighton, his fifth goal in six league games.<\/p>\n
For the first time in his career, Rashford has started ten league matches in a row, with interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer preferring him to Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez in the centre forward role.<\/p>\n
Here, talkSPORT.com takes a look at his stats from previous seasons to analyse his meteoric improvement.<\/p>\n
Matches: 16 starts (16 substitute appearances)<\/p>\n
Goals: 5<\/p>\n
Assists: 1<\/p>\n
Shots per 90 mins: 1.4<\/p>\n
Key passes per 90 mins: 0.7<\/p>\n
Dribbles per 90 mins: 1.2<\/p>\n
WhoScored.com rating: 6.58<\/p>\n
After breaking into the senior squad during the 2015\/16 campaign, the following season was a bit of an anti-climax.<\/p>\n
He saw plenty of game time under Jose Mourinho, and despite failing to contribute many goals or assists, it was a crucial season for his development as he established himself in the Red Devils first-team.<\/p>\n
Matches: 17 starts (18 substitute appearances)<\/p>\n
Goals: 7<\/p>\n
Assists: 5<\/p>\n
Shots per 90 mins: 1.7<\/p>\n
Key passes per 90 mins: 0.6<\/p>\n
Dribbles per 90 mins: 1.3<\/p>\n
Who Scored.com rating: 6.76<\/p>\n
But he failed to kick-on and the 2017\/18 season proved little different, as you can see by the numbers.<\/p>\n
There was hardly any sign of improvement in most areas, as he failed to gain many more starts or goals.<\/p>\n
He did, however, notch four more assists than the previous season as he was deployed increasingly in wide areas.<\/p>\n
Matches: 15 starts (5 substitute appearances)<\/p>\n
Goals: 8<\/p>\n
Assists: 6<\/p>\n
Shots per 90 mins: 2.3<\/p>\n
Key passes per 90 mins: 1.1<\/p>\n
Dribbles per 90 mins: 1.2<\/p>\n
WhoScored.com rating: 7.10<\/p>\n
Finally, Rashford’s career has lift off. We’re just past the half-way point of the 2018\/19 season, and already he has more goals and assists than any previous campaign.<\/p>\n
The 21-year-old has considerably more shots per game and produces more key passes as well, which is undoubtedly a result of the freedom granted to him by Solskjaer.<\/p>\n
What’s more, he nearly has as many starts as any previous season, and there are still 15 games to go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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