Marcus Rashford will be bidding to kickstart his 2023-24 campaign when Manchester United welcome Manchester City to Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
The 25-year-old has only scored once in 12 appearances this term, with the forward struggling to reach the heights of last season, when he managed 30 goals in all competitions.
Red Devils head coach Erik ten Hag said during Friday's press conference that he still has complete trust in Rashford when it comes to the Englishman's goalscoring abilities.
Man United are bidding to make it four straight wins in all competitions this weekend, and a victory against Man City would move them to within three points of Pep Guardiola's side in the table.
Here, Sports Mole looks at how Red Devils academy product Rashford has performed against the Citizens during his professional career.
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Rashford has faced Man City on 18 occasions during his career, boasting a record of six wins, two draws and 10 defeats against them, scoring five goals and registering one assist in the process.
In the Premier League, the forward has four goals and one assist in 14 matches versus the Citizens, with his record standing at five wins, two draws and seven defeats.
Rashford has also tackled Man City four times in the domestic cup competitions, including in last season's FA Cup final, with Guardiola's team running out 2-1 winners at Wembley.
The attacker has won one and lost two of his three EFL Cup clashes with Man City, meanwhile, and he found the back of the net at Old Trafford in the first leg of their semi-final in that competition in 2019-20.
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Rashford scored in his first-ever Manchester derby, famously hitting the winner in a 1-0 success for the 20-time English champions at the Etihad Stadium during the 2015-16 Premier League season.
The forward has netted twice against Man City at Old Trafford in the league, with the first of those coming in a 2-1 defeat for Man United in 2017-18.
Rashford hit the winner against the Citizens at Old Trafford in the Premier League last term, meanwhile, with his strike allowing Ten Hag's team to record a 2-1 victory.
Leicester City are Rashford's favourite opponents when it comes to finding the back of the net, netting eight times against the Foxes, while he has scored six goals against Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Five goals in the Manchester derby is a decent return at this stage of his career, though, and this could be the match that allows Rashford to firmly ignite his campaign.
Matt Law
