Marcus Rashford suffered family tragedy shortly before Man Utd match at Everton

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    Manchester United's Marcus Rashford dedicated his goal against Everton to his cousin, who sadly passed away recently.

    The footballer scored the second goal in United's 3-0 victory at Goodison Park this weekend and later shared a touching tribute on social media.

    Rashford posted a picture of himself looking up to the sky in celebration of the goal, with the caption: "I would like to dedicate the goal yesterday to my cousin who recently passed away. GBNF".

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    The goal helped United secure all three points, moving them up to sixth in the Premier League, just four points shy of the top four. Bruno Fernandes, United's usual penalty taker, allowed Rashford to take the spot kick, saying he felt Rashford "needed a bit of confidence".

    After the match, Fernandes told Sky Sports: "I felt that Marcus needed goals. Marcus is an excellent penalty-taker too."

    He added: "I'm 100 per cent sure that he could score the penalty. It's not about who takes it, it's about scoring the penalty and Marcus did it perfectly. Obviously strikers, wingers, they want to score goals, they need to score goals, that's part of their game and it gives you a boost."

    "After the penalty, Marcus was unstoppable he could take on everyone. I think sometimes you need this chance, this opportunity to get confidence back. But Marcus has been great for us."

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    "Obviously last season he was amazing, so everyone's expectations for this season were higher. It's just about getting his goals back and everyone will stay say that he is world-class again."

    United manager Erik ten Hag praised Fernandes for his actions, adding: "You see also how great a captain Bruno is to sense that his team-mate needed that goal. Bruno will net definitely, but he has the confidence in Rashy who is a very good penalty taker."

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    "Take that ball and take your confidence. As a team you need that leadership. You back each other, you cover each other and you give each other confidence because you need it to get a successful season."

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