Marcus Rashford’s unique celebration this season has started a trend. After 29 goals (so far), the Englishman has introduced a new technique to celebrate them in what appears to be a bold message to his detractors and an inspirational message to the young players.
The Manchester United attacker frequently points his finger at his brain, as if to convey a message about his attitude as a top player. The Englishman hasn’t explained the significance of his new celebration, but it’s cool enough to have spread like wildfire in football.
Many sportsmen have paid respect to Rashford this season by imitating his celebration after scoring goals. That includes his Manchester United teammate and good friend Jadon Sancho, who enjoys the celebration and has even performed it after scoring a couple of times this season.
Several other footballers have performed the celebration during the season, some to pay tribute to Rashford and others to criticize him. Aurelian Tchouameni, for example, did the celebration after scoring a fantastic goal for France in their 2-1 semi-final victory against England in Qatar. Ruben Neves insists that it is his birthday.
The most recent footballer to pull off this cold celebration is Kylian Mbappe’s brother, Ethan Mbappe, who also plays for Paris Saint-Germain. The 16-year-old midfielder has been with PSG’s U-19 team and frequently trains with the senior squad with his brother. Ethan, unlike his brother, is a left-footed midfielder who loves to keep things under control. He does, however, show a talent for making forward runs to score goals. In a recent friendly game, the Frenchman scored an amazing goal for PSG U19 and opted to perform the Rashford celebration.
The 16-year-old looks to be a great fan of Rashford, who has impressed for United in all competitions this season. He has, of course, pumped up the Red Devils faithful, who feel Rashford has the clout to bring Mbappe and his brother to Old Trafford.
Of course, Mbappe looks to have a lot of regard for Rashford and is friends with him. Throughout the season, the two have frequently connected on social media, with the French forward frequently commenting on the Englishman’s Instagram postings to express his respect for him.
It also looks like Kylian enjoyed seeing his brother score and perform the Rashford celebration in the latest game, as he commented three ‘fire’ emojis on his Instagram profile – where Ethan had published a photo of him performing the Rashford celebration.
United fans are also making fun of the Ruben Neves parallels, with many claiming that the celebration is the Portuguese midfielder’s trademark. While not confirmed, given how frequently Rashford has performed the celebration this season, it’s easy to deduce that it was the Englishman who inspired everyone else to produce the celebration these days. Rashford will be undeterred by accusations of stealing someone else’s celebration because he keeps doing it after scoring goals, with the celebration helping to develop a distinct character for him in the football world.