Marcus Rashford escapes car crash unscathed – Is this the first positive sign for Man U?

Manchester United and England star Marcus Rashford was involved in a car crash on Saturday night on the way home from Manchester United's win against Burnley.

The players were all dropped off at Carrington Training Ground after the win to collect their cars and drive home individually.

On the way home from the training ground, an elderly woman crashed her car into Rashford's £700,000 white Rolls Royce, knocking over a traffic light camera post.

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The woman and Rashford were lucky to be okay, with the pair not needing hospital treatment and going straight home.

The police did arrive at the scene and made no arrests after both drivers were breathalyzed and cleared at the crash.

Club captain Bruno Fernandes arrived shortly after the incident, checking on Rashford and the woman.

According to Marcus Rashford's Instagram post, he wrote: "3 points on the road! I'm alright guys. Thanks for the messages."

The past few months have looked bleak for Manchester United, with cases of unfortunate injuries and off-the-field drama stirring up their season.

The win against Burnley last Saturday night, Marcus Rashford coming out unscathed from a car crash, and winning 3-0 last night against Crystal Palace look to be good omens for United in the future.

United saw the return of Mason Mount and Harry Maguire yesterday, and new signing Sofyan Amrabat also made his first appearance of the season.

After a tough run of fixtures to start the season, United's next five games are crucial in their year, facing Galatasaray and Copenhagen at home in the Champions League and facing Brentford, Sheffield United, and Palace again on Saturday.

Winning their two Champions League games can put them in the driving seat to get out of the group stages, and winning their Premier League games will put them back in the top four.

If Rashford was to be injured in the car crash, United's attacking options would be limited, with the likes of Jadon Sancho and Antony unlikely to return for a few months.

The England and Manchester United attacker has had a quiet start to the season, scoring one and assisting one goal in six league matches this year.

Rashford was Manchester United's top goal scorer last season, scoring 30 goals in 54 appearances, with 17 coming in the Premier League.

Marcus Rashford will be the key to Manchester United having a successful season. Has this past week proved to be the omen that will spark that in the weeks ahead?