By AFP 03 August 2023 | 9:12 pm Marcus Rashford on Thursday predicted he could hit 40 goals this season, buoyed by hearing Wayne Rooney is backing him to break his Manchester United scoring record. Marcus Rashford Marcus Rashford on Thursday predicted he could hit 40 goals this season, buoyed by hearing Wayne Rooney is backing him to break his Manchester United scoring record. Rooney tops the list of all-time scorers at Old Trafford with 253, but having recently signed a new five-year contract, 25-year-old Rashford looks in a good position to one day overhaul that tally. The 30 goals he scored last season moved him on to 123. “You never know what’s going to happen, but I’m all about scoring goals and trying to make assists. There’s definitely a chance that it can happen,” said Rashford when asked about Rooney’s all-time United record. “I’ve actually spoken to Wayne about it – he wants me to do it. He said it would be good for me to do it as I’ve grown up at the club. Hopefully I get the opportunity to try and make it happen.” In an interview with former United defender Gary Neville on his Overlap broadcast, Rashford said he believes he could hit 40 goals if he can stay fit in the forthcoming season. “Before last season, I always said let’s get to 20 – for a winger a good benchmark,” he added. “But this season, I’ve hit 30 so we have to try and push it now and go above and beyond. “Towards the end of the season, I was struggling with a few injuries, and I probably wasn’t quite at it – that’s when the goals started to dry up a little bit. “If I can keep that side of it under control, I feel like I can go on and get 35 or 40.” Sport 1 day ago Marcus Rashford on Thursday predicted he could hit 40 goals this season, buoyed by hearing Wayne Rooney is backing him to break his Manchester United scoring record. 1 day ago Nigeria international Alex Iwobi has been a regular in the Everton starting XI during the Toffees’ pre-season matches ahead of the 2023/24 Premier League season. The upcoming campaign will be his fifth at the Merseyside club since moving there from Arsenal in 2019. Everton narrowly escaped relegation into the Championship last season. They finished 17th, one… 1 day ago Germany must beat South Korea on Thursday to guarantee a place in the Women’s World Cup last 16 while Colombia and their teenage phenomenon Linda Caicedo need only a point against Morocco to top the group. The action in Group H brings the curtain down on a group phase in Australia and New Zealand which… 1 day ago FIFA’s Secretary General, Fatma Samoura, has disclosed that the world football governing body would monitor disbursement of players’ allowances at the ongoing FIFA Women World Cup would. Samoura made the statement when she visited the Super Falcons’ dressing after their goalless draw with Ireland, which fetched Nigeria a second round ticket. She said that for the first… 1 day ago Nigerian Aquatic Federation has emerged 31st in global ranking following the country’s exploits at the just-concluded World Aquatic Championship in Fukuoka, Japan. Speaking in Lagos, yesterday, the country’s first lady president of the Federation, Chinonye Daphey Aliyu, who led team Nigeria to the world championship, commended the athletes for making the nation proud, saying that…
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