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It helps to walk away sometimes

Former Manchester United forward Marcyus Rashford. [AFP]

Marcus Rashford was once hailed as Manchester United's golden boy and the social conscience of the Premier League, but the misfiring forward leaves Old Trafford for Aston Villa with his reputation tarnished after a precipitous fall from grace.

Rashford appeared to have the world at his feet when he signed a new five-year contract with United worth a reported PS325,000 ($400,000) per week in July 2023.

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