Now a lethal striker for his boyhood club – and an international superstar – Marcus Rashford is living his dream. But from navigating a ruthless academy to playing under one of the fiercest managers in the game, Marcus's meteoric rise to the top of Manchester United wasn't always easy. 

This is the story of how a boy from Manchester used his passion and his talent to steer himself on a path to greatness. 

This biography is one of the new titles in Leapfrog's Tales from the Pitch series. These fast-moving reads offer a fresh take on the familiar football biography format.

• Each book focuses on one up-and-coming football superstar, often players who are still to reach the summit of their career. 
  
• The players are from all walks of life and have faced failure, injury and rejection, making these moving and inspirational stories. 
  
• The books are brimming with football banter that will have the knowing fans smiling. 
  
• And each players story is littered with football tricks and tips, so readers can learn the arts of the glorious game. 
  

At only 120 pages long, Tales from the Pitch are easy to read and very fast-paced reads. So, meet the footballers behind the iconic tackles and goals, and find out what makes each of these players so special.