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Marcus Rashford leaves himself OUT of his dream 6-aside team

Daily Mail logo Daily Mail 15/05/2021 10:50:26 Charlotte Daly For Mailonline
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England international Marcus Rashford left himself out of his all-time Manchester United six-a-side team.  

The 23-year-old Academy graduate - who conducted an Instagram Live Q&A - only selected one player from the club's current squad and chose an array of former United legends instead. 

Rashford opted for the likes of Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney over himself.    

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Speaking on Instagram, Rashford said: 'Right, I'm going to go with most players from the teams that I watched when I was growing up.

'I'd probably have [David] De Gea, but it was a close one between him and [Edwin] Van der Sar.

'When I was a kid Van der Sar was one of the best keepers and obviously playing with David has been great, so I'd have to put David in there.'

United legend, Van der Sar, kept 135 sheets in just 266 appearances for the Red Devils. 

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While long-serving De Gea has occupied for the space between the sticks since his departure - having joined in 2011 and won the Premier League, the FA Cup, the League Cup, the UEFA Europa League and the Community Shield.


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Speaking of his outfield players, Rashford went on to say: 'At the back I'd have Rio Ferdinand. 

'I'm all out attack there. I'd have [Paul] Scholesy in front of Rio, [Ryan] Giggs on the right, [Cristiano] Ronaldo on the left and [Wayne] Rooney up front.

'I'm not putting myself in. Not yet.'

Rashford's decision to include Ferdinand comes as no surprise as the defender made 455 appearances and won six Premier League titles, the Champions League and two League Cups over the 12 years he represented the club.

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Similarly, Scholes scored 155 goals in 718 appearances for United and won 11 Premier League titles, four FA Cups, two League Cups and two Champions League trophies.

Rashford went on to say he was not only impressed by Giggs' storied career at United - having made 963 appearances and scored 168 goals - he also said the former Red Devil taught him a lot. 

He said: 'Rooney. Or maybe Giggs when I first came in and he was coaching under [Louis] van Gaal. He [Giggs] helped me a lot with what he used to say to me.' 

Rashford went on to explain how Rooney and Ronaldo were his two favourite players growing up and that he felt incredibly fortunate to call the former his team-mate.

He said: 'Him [Rooney] and Ronaldo were my two favourite players growing up, so to get an opportunity to play with him was an unbelievable experience.' 

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