Marcus Rashford had the chance to make Manchester United history this Saturday evening, when the Reds hosted Reading in the fourth round of the Emirates FA Cup (20:00 GMT).
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The prolific forward blitzed yet another brilliant goal on Wednesday, as Erik ten Hag's side romped to an away win in the Carabao Cup semi-final at Nottingham Forest's City Ground.
But it's Rashford's record at Old Trafford that had the stat men all aflutter ahead of our cup tie with the Royals. Why? Because if Marcus found the net at any stage during saturday’s game, he was going to become the first man in United history to score in 10 consecutive fixtures at the Theatre of Dreams.Machester united’s no.10 had equalled Dennis Viollet's long-standing record of scoring in nine successive home matches when he crouched to send home the winner in the recent Manchester derby.Legendary United goalscorer Viollet, who scored 179 goals in 293 games between 1952 and 1962, set his record in the opening few months of the 1959/60 season.
But it's Rashford's record at Old Trafford that had the stat men all aflutter ahead of our cup tie with the Royals. Why? Because if Marcus found the net at any stage during saturday’s game, he was going to become the first man in United history to score in 10 consecutive fixtures at the Theatre of Dreams.Machester united’s no.10 had equalled Dennis Viollet's long-standing record of scoring in nine successive home matches when he crouched to send home the winner in the recent Manchester derby.Legendary United goalscorer Viollet, who scored 179 goals in 293 games between 1952 and 1962, set his record in the opening few months of the 1959/60 season.
