Marcus Rashford Leads the Line in List of Man United Players With Most Goals vs ‘Big Six’

• Marcus Rashford scored a stunning long-range effort against Man City
• The forward has an impeccable record against the so-called ‘Big Six’
• He leads the list of United players with the most goals against the Big Six

Marcus Rashford may have his shortcomings, but there is no denying his abilities as a football player.

The 26-year-old showed glimpse of his class on Sunday, March 3, with a classic strike to give his side the lead in the Manchester derby.

It was a strike that summed up the forward’s comments earlier in the week, when he hit back at his consistent critics.

"If you back me, good. If you doubt me, even better,” the England international wrote on The Players Tribune.

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He added: "Listen, I’m not a perfect person. When I make a mistake, I’ll be the first one to put my hand up and say that I need to do better," he said. "But if you ever question my commitment to Man United, that’s when I have to speak up.”

Rashford’s record against Big Six

After his wonder goal against City, Rashford is now in a league of his own in terms of a very unique stat.

No other Manchester United player in history has scored more goals against the so-called ‘Big Six’ sides than Rashford, who has a collective 30 goals against Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham.

This all started in 2016, when he introduced himself to the Premier League with a brace against the Gunners in his debut under Louis Van Gaal.

Breakdown of Rashford’s goals against Big Six

Arsenal and Tottenham are Rashford’s favourite ‘Big Six’ teams to score against as the forward has scored six goals against each of these sides.

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Against Liverpool and Manchester City, Rashford has scored five times, while he has only managed four goals against Chelsea in his career. To be fair to him, this is better than Lionel Messi, who only managed to score thrice against the Blues in numerous meetings.

Top Man United scorers vs Big Six

With these numbers in mind, Rashford is ahead of some big Manchester United names (past and present) in terms of his goal haul against the big guns in the English top flight, per Transfermarkt.

Marcus Rashford (26)

Wayne Rooney (22)

Anthony Martial (13)

Robin van Persie (10)

Bruno Fernandes (8)

Cristiano Ronaldo (7)

Javier Hernandez, Juan Mata (6)

Jesse Lingard, Nani, Ashley Young (5)

Ander Herrera, Scott McTominay, Jadon Sancho, Danny Welbeck (4)

Dimitar Berbatov, Marouane Fellaini, Paul Pogba, Chris Smalling, Nemanja Vidic (3)

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The England star was on target with two goals as Manchester City claimed a 3-1 win over their local rivals Manchester United at the Etihad.

In one of Foden’s goal celebrations, he knelt on the ground before pulling a gun-like gesture with his hands.

He revealed after the game that the celebration represented a slice of banter amongst some of his teammates.