England duo Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo have mirrored a key feat that three former Manchester United players have achieved at the World Cup.
Kobbie Mainoo was taken to the tournament and the 21-year-old Manchester United midfielder did not play a single minute for the Three Lions under Thomas Tuchel.
The Stockport-born talent missed out on securing minutes in the third-round play-off after a back injury ruled him out of England’s stunning 6-4 win over France.
Marcus Rashford, on the other hand, was more fortunate than Mainoo to have played an important role in Thomas Tuchel’s England plans at the World Cup.
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Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo have become only the fourth and fifth players in Manchester United’s history to secure bronze medals while playing for the club.
Robin van Persie was the first to pull off the feat for the Red Devils after he played a focal point in the Netherlands’ third-place finish under Louis van Gaal in 2014.
Both Marouane Fellaini and Romelu Lukaku followed in Robin van Persie’s footsteps by securing World Cup bronze medals at the 2018 tournament.
- Robin van Persie (Netherlands): 2014
- Romelu Lukaku (Belgium): 2018
- Marouane Fellaini (Belgium): 2018
- Marcus Rashford (England): 2026
- Kobbie Mainoo (England): 2026
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More former Man Utd players have picked up bronze World Cup medals, but not while they were at Old Trafford
Daley Blind was part of the Netherlands’ team alongside Robin van Persie at the 2014 World Cup, but he arrived at Old Trafford after the tournament ended.
Six former Man Utd players have picked up bronze medals during their international careers, but they came before or after their respective times at the Red Devils.
Some of the more notable names include Memphis Depay and Henrik Larsson, while Bastian Schweinsteiger is the only ex-Man Utd player to have won two bronze medals.
- Jesper Blomqvist (Sweden): 1994
- Henrik Larsson (Sweden): 1994
- Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany): 2006 & 2010
- Daley Blind (Netherlands): 2014
- Memphis Depay (Netherlands): 2014
- Adnan Januzaj (Belgium): 2018
Man Utd’s pre-season tour kicked off ahead of the World Cup third-round play-off and final and the Red Devils lost 1-0 to Wrexham on Saturday in Finland.
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