England manager, Roy Hodgson, has sprung a surprise by naming Manchester United’s 18-year old forward, Marcus Rashford, in his 26-man provisional squad for the European Championships in France this summer.

Roy Hodgson has pulled a very young rabbit out his Euro 2016 hat. Let’s hope he doesn’t get dazzled by the headlights.

The England manager has decided that Manchester United’s 18-year old forward, Marcus Rashford, has done enough with his seven goals in 16 appearances to warrant an inclusion in a provisional squad of 26 players.

Rashford burst onto the scene in the latter half of the season after key injuries to Anthony Martial and Wayne Rooney left United woefully short of firepower. The young lad from Wythenshaw repaid Louis Van Gaal’s faith in him by scoring two goals on his debut in a 5-1 Europa League victory over Midtyjlland making him the youngest United player to ever score in Europe. His partnership with Jesse Lingard and Martial has been one of United’s slim highlights this season.