<p><strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/marcus-rashford-stars-as-utd-win-2-0-to-enter-quarters-23261887" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Marcus Rashford</a></strong> has put two years of frustration behind him as the <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/manchester-united-beats-everton-3-1-to-advance-in-fa-cup-23264275" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Manchester United </a></strong>star&rsquo;s blistering form has inspired his club&rsquo;s return to relevance in the Premier League.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Rashford will spearhead United&rsquo;s attack in Saturday&rsquo;s crucial derby against Manchester City after recovering from a difficult period that threatened to squander his vast potential.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Before the start of this season, it was increasingly hard to imagine Rashford would be the focal point of any big game, let alone such a pivotal showdown as fourth-placed United&rsquo;s clash with second-placed City.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Career reset for Rashford</h2>
<p>But Rashford is flourishing again after committing to a career reset. The 25-year-old&rsquo;s double in United&rsquo;s League Cup quarter-final win against Charlton on Tuesday extended his scoring run to a career-best six successive games.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Rashford has hit seven goals in that period and 15 in total this term for United after managing just five last season. It is a welcome sight for United fans, who feared Rashford may never recapture the form that made him a teenage sensation when he burst onto the Old Trafford stage in 2016 after graduating from the youth academy.</p>
<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/league-cup-marcus-rashford-scores-two-as-manchester-united-ease-into-semis-23265047" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">League Cup: Marcus Rashford scores two as Manchester United ease into semis</a></strong></p>
<h2>Suffered racial abuse online</h2>
<p>Rashford&rsquo;s decline reached its lowest ebb when he suffered racist abuse on social media after missing a spot-kick in England&rsquo;s penalty shoot-out defeat against Italy in the European Championship final in 2021. Struggling to deal with a long-term shoulder injury, Rashford&rsquo;s United form was woeful both in the months before the Euros and in the aftermath.&nbsp;</p>
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