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'I feel blessed to be back healthy': Marcus Rashford opens up after fearing his season would be curtailed by back injury as he admits it was 'worse' than previous knocks... before raving about Manchester United team-mate Mason Greenwood

Marcus Rashford is making the most of a new lease of life after fearing his season would be cut short by injury.

The Manchester United and England striker was sidelined in January when a persistent back problem was diagnosed as a double fracture.

But the football shutdown allowed Rashford to recover in time for restart and he scored his 20th goal of the season from the penalty spot in United's 5-2 win over Bournemouth at Old Trafford.

Marcus Rashford is making the most of this season after he feared it had ended from injury
He was sidelined when a persistent back problem was diagnosed as a double fracture

'I want to say how blessed I feel to be back healthy,' said Rashford who put his free time to good use by campaigning successfully for under-privileged schoolchildren to be fed during lockdown.