Both footballers were home-grown wonderkids who became the club’s highest paid star... before being shown the exit door
The Old Trafford careers of Marcus Rashford and George Best have striking similarities
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Marcus Rashford isn’t the first iconic Manchester United number 10 in his mid-20s to demand a transfer from the club using the medium of a highly respected journalist.
It might not surprise you to learn that George Best did virtually the same thing in 1972.
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