It’s not tough to think about the varied locations the Marcus Rashford of final season may’ve been as Christian Eriksen’s cross teased its manner towards the again publish.On the sting of the field? On his heels? On the bench?This, nonetheless, was Rashford reborn, revitalised beneath Erik ten Hag and maybe now on the verge of a recall to Gareth Southgate’s England squad on the eve of the World Cup.Southgate was right here at Outdated Trafford watching on as Rashford darted in, climbed above Thilo Kehrer and headed powerfully previous Lukasz Fabianski to present Manchester United a 1-0 victory over West Ham.READ MOREThe header was one factor, an space of Rashford’s sport Ten Hag revealed afterward he has been urging the ahead to develop, however the need – even desperation – within the run and leap stated extra about the way in which the Englishman has rediscovered the drive and directness that after outlined him.”It is a utterly completely different vitality round the entire membership and coaching floor,” stated Rashford, who turns 25 as we speak. “That, for a begin, places me in a greater head house. I simply really feel actually motivated now, final 12 months I struggled at instances with issues off the pitch and wasn’t mentally proper.”The aim was Rashford’s a centesimal in United colors a milestone he admitted had been on his thoughts in current weeks and absolutely for for much longer than that, given aim No90 arrived greater than a 12 months in the past.Final time period, Rashford scored simply 5 instances in 32 appearances in all competitions however has seven in 15 already this season, although the stats inform solely a part of the story: simply as Rashford’s resurgence is a better image and symptom of United’s enchancment beneath Ten Hag, his decline was about greater than a striker dropping his contact in entrance of aim. There have been instances within the months after final 12 months’s Euro 2020 last, and the horrific racist abuse he endured following his penalty shootout miss, the place Rashford didn’t look merely off form however utterly gone on the sport.APEqually, there isn’t a have to get carried away. Rashford shouldn’t be all of the sudden in line for a beginning berth in Qatar and although a lot improved, shouldn’t be but matching the requirements being set by the likes of Bukayo Saka and Phil Foden.That pair appear to be vying for a spot on one facet of England’s entrance three, the idea being that Raheem Sterling stays a lock on the opposite. The Chelsea winger has not scored a Premier League aim since August and was dragged simply after the hour-mark in Saturday’s grim 4-1 defeat at Brighton however has ample and deserved credit score within the financial institution with England. Going into Euro 2021, Sterling had scored as soon as in 15 video games for Manchester Metropolis and nonetheless lit up the event.Rashford is as an alternative competing for a spot amongst Southgate’s supporting solid, almost definitely towards the likes of Jarrod Bowen, who was certainly one of three West Ham gamers to go almightily near a late equaliser right here, the winger denied by Harry Maguire’s block whereas each Kurt Zouma and Declan Rice noticed efforts brilliantly saved by David de Gea.Getty ImagesRashford’s benefit is that he’s a part of the membership, that includes at every of the previous three main tournaments, whereas Bowen, who had by no means represented England at any degree till his senior debut in June, nonetheless seems like the brand new boy.Southgate, you sense, want to have caught by Rashford even via his struggles, as he has with Maguire, however the high quality of competitors made that unimaginable. Now, although, he has motive to name him in from the chilly.