Marcus Rashford signs autographs for fans on his 21st birthday as Manchester United stars arrive for training ahead of Bournemouth clash

• Marcus Rashford stopped for the Manchester Utd fans as he arrived for training
• Rashford was celebrating his birthday on Wednesday, the striker turning 21
• United face a tough away game at in-form Bournemouth on Saturday lunchtime 

It might be his birthday, but Marcus Rashford had to work before he could celebrate as he arrived for training with his Manchester United team mates.

Halloween baby Rashford, who turned 21 on Wednesday, paused at the gates of United’s training base at Carrington to sign autographs for the waiting fans.

Then it was on to training for the England international, with United facing a tricky test away to in-form Bournemouth on Saturday lunchtime in the Premier League. 

Marcus Rashford signs autographs for Manchester United fans as he arrives for training

Rashford was celebrating his birthday on Wednesday, the England international turning 21

It was a case of samesies for Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rojo, each in a black Rolls-Royce

Only the silver flourishes on the front of Rojo’s Rolls differentiated him from Lukaku’s ride

Rashford has only scored once in seven league appearances so far this season – a record he needs to improve to reach the next level, according to former United captain Bryan Robson.  

‘The only thing I’d like to see is his finishing being that little bit better, where we get Marcus up to 20 or 30 goals in a season, whether he’s playing out wide or through the middle,’ Robson, who spent 13 years at United, told the club website.

‘He’s adapted well, because he has been playing wide as a player for quite some time now. But it educates you as a player and Marcus is going the right way to be a top-class player for Manchester United over the years ahead.’ 

Lukaku wrapped up warm against the autumn chill, the striker wearing a woollen hat

Ashley Young arrives at Carrington after getting a lift from his wife, Nicky Pike

Anthony Martial arrives for training ahead of United’s Saturday meeting with Bournemouth

Luke Shaw, with a hoodie tightly wrapped around his face, was another braced for the cold

Along with Rashford, the rest of the United team arrived in their flash sports cars. Normally you can tell each player by their choice of wheels – although not in the case of Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rojo. 

Both Lukaku and Rojo ‘rolled’ into training in almost identical black Rolls Royces, silver flourishes on the Argentine’s front grill the only notable difference in the cars.

Plenty of the United players were wrapped up against the chilly autumn weather, Lukaku in a woollen hat, while Luke Shaw had a hoodie pulled up around his face. 

After Bournemouth, United face a devilish double header – away to Juventus in the Champions League next Wednesday, before the Manchester derby at City on Sunday, November 11.

Jesse Lingard gives a thumbs up to the cameras as he arrives in his black Bentley

Black is clearly in for the United stars in their cars – Juan Mata drove a black Aston Martin

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