Manchester United have revealed that forward Marcus Rashford is recovering well from his double stress fracture injury, MySportDab reports.
The 22-year-old has been out of action since the start of 2020 due to the back problem.
Manchester United have now confirmed that Rashford has stepped up his rehabilitation after improvement signs on his latest scans
The England international last played for United on January 15 in the FA Cup win against Wolves.
MySportDab understands he has worked very hard on his recovery with football suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
And Rashford has revealed his recovery is going well.
“I feel better,” said Rashford.
“Definitely, if I compared it to two, three weeks ago, I feel 10x better.
“For me, it is all about getting ready to return to training and playing the matches with the team.
“I am in a better place now. I am much happier than I was about a month ago, so things are very positive.”
Rashford has also opened up on being in self-isolation during the COVID-19 crisis.
“Everyone’s just trying to handle the difficulty as well as we can,” he said.
“I have been in my house, reading novels, doing my work, watching Netflix non stop and just whatever possible to do.”
Mood when they tell me I can step up my recovery ?? pic.twitter.com/mQDJrWR6MQ
— Marcus Rashford (@MarcusRashford)
Rashford had scored 19 goals from 31 matches before his injury ruined everything.
Manchester United were fifth on the Premier League when football was suspended and on a 12-match unbeaten run across all competitions.