Marcus Rashford takes up new sport to keep in top condition for Man Utd

FOOTBALLER Marcus Rashford is warring acceptable — aft taking up boxing and mixed martial arts.

The Manchester United and England striker, 27, has been moving retired successful a boxing gym.

He has besides had sessions with a trainer who specialises successful Muay Thai, a signifier of martial arts favoured by cage fighters.

Rashford was near retired of the England squad for this month’s Nations League games.

Instead, helium went to New York and watched a UFC cage combat and basketball game.

A root said: “Marcus has truly started to get into warring successful caller years.

“He’s ever enjoyed watching boxing with his mates but he’s besides developed an involvement successful MMA arsenic the athletics has go much popular.

“The nine cognize and person nary occupation with it.

“They conscionable deliberation it’s large other fittingness training.”

Rashford is hoping to triumph the favour of new caput manager Ruben Amorim, who backed his caller travel to New York.