MARCUS RASHFORD has remained tight-lipped on the underlying reasons and meaning of his finger to the temple' goal celebrations this season.
But it would not be outlandish to think that Wembley could feature somewhere in there.
It was at Wembley where the Manchester United striker missed a penalty in the European Championship final 19 months ago, prompting vile personal and racist abuse to rain down on his world.
That was also his last match before electing to have shoulder surgery which wrecked what turned into his worst season at the club before it had begun.
And it is Wembley where Rashford will return tomorrow in the form of his life to try to help his club lift a first trophy since 2017, in a campaign where they are still chasing silverware on four fronts.
United head into the Carabao Cup final against Newcastle after their brilliant comeback win over Barcelona on a night of noise and euphoria at Old Trafford.
Yet it is Rashford's silence on the events of his last appearance at the national stadium that is probably the point he is making, namely that his head remains his space, his business and his alone.
What he will say is that he has never been in a better place.
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