"A fully fit and firing Marcus Rashford gets into most teams in the Premier League. They were right to give him a new contract," Pallister told Express Sport with Spaceport Sweden. "We can argue about the size of the contract and the money that was paid, in hindsight. But at that time, how many goals did he score that year?

Marcus Rashford has made a bright start to his loan spell at Aston Villa, with Manchester United legend Gary Pallister issuing his verdict on the forward

Manchester United have faced intense criticism for the decision to hand Marcus Rashford a bumper new contract less than two years before shipping him out to Aston Villa. The 27-year-old forward had just produced a career-best 2022/23 season under Erik ten Hag to earn the £300,000-a-week deal until 2028.

Marcus Rashford left Manchester United on a loan basis when he joined Aston Villa in the January transfer window

Manchester United may only receive £20m if they sell Marcus Rashford permanently this summer, despite agreeing a £40m deal with Aston Villa in advance according to the Daily Mail. The 27-year-old left his boyhood club in the January transfer window on loan for the rest of the season with an option to make the move permanent in the summer,

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has expressed his satisfaction with Marcus Rashford's departure from Manchester United in January.

After catching the eye off the bench against Tottenham in the FA Cup fourth round, Rashford then came close to assisting a winning goal against Ipswich Town as he pulled the ball back for Morgan Rogers late on, before goalkeeper Alex Palmer made a stunning save.