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11 assists
He has played 11 league matches, 3 goals, 2 assists. United would be in league one if not for Rashford's goal scoring form this season
From August until Christmas he played 1131 minutes in the league and scored 4 goals
From mid February until the end of the season in the league it was 3 goals from 948 minutes.
He was in form for 54 days between 27th December to 19th February.
Let's look at Callum Wilson and Ivan Toney and break the season down into thirds
Goals per game average in league:
August - November
Rashford - 1 in 3.5
Wilson - 1 in 1.8
Toney - 1 in 1.3
December - February
Rashford - 1 in 1
Wilson - 1 in 6
Toney - 1 in 1.75
March - May
Rashford - 1 in 3.6
Wilson - 1 in 1.1
Toney 1 in 2
I'm not being unreasonable and comparing him to Haaland. Wilson managed consistency over the majority of the season. Toney consistent throughout. Rashford for two thirds of the campaign was on a goal scoring run you'd expect from someone on course to deliver 10 goals a season.
Yes he played well in that Dec - Feb period. He was on fire. But the third of the season that came before that and the third that came after it in my opinion he still exemplifies why the manager shouldn't go forward with plans to make him an integral part of a starting XI. Even in his (equal) best season he's was out of form for two thirds of it. Whilst he played well in those 10 games mid-season he's looked far more like 'old Marcus' throughout most of the league season than the punditry and plaudits would have you believe