From the tiny garden where he honed his skills as a child to the ramshackle pitches where he scored one of his best-ever goals, Manchester United's local hero Marcus Rashford gives a tour of the places that made him a star Marcus Rashford has given an insight into the places that made him into a star The young Manchester United striker was interviewed for the weekly GQ Hype Rashford is one of the most highly-regarded young prospects in world football He spoke with Jermaine Jenas about his childhood and how he developed Rashford also hailed the impact of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer since his arrivalBy Max Winters For Mailonline Published: 12:19 GMT, 18 March 2019 | Updated: 12:20 GMT, 18 March 2019 Viewcomments Manchester United star Marcus Rashford has given fans an insight into the places that made him into a footballing star. In an interview for the weekly GQ Hype alongside Jermaine Jenas, Rashford gave a glimpse of his upbringing, from revisiting his family home to the pitch where he fell in love with the game. Rashford is one of the most highly-regarded young prospects in world football. At 21 he is already a crucial member of the United squad and has earned 31 senior caps for England. Scroll down for video Manchester United star Marcus Rashford is the subject of the latest weekly GQ Hype The England youngster gave fans a rare insight into his childhood and the places he spent it The 21-year-old has developed into one of the most talented youngsters in world football Rashford explained how he would join friends down the park for hours on end to play the game The interview began with Rashford and Jenas sat on a bench at the park in which he honed his footballing skills. He admits, even at the age of four, he was desperate to play whenever he could. Rashford said: 'For me, it’s just about never forgetting your roots and where you came from. Because there’s loads of people that have come from the same environment that weren’t lucky enough to make it. 'I’ve said in the past that you’re not just playing for yourself. You’re playing for your family and friends. A lot of people that have shared the same dream. And this is definitely one of those places. I have a lot of friends from when I was here, six, seven years old – five years old, actually. 'I think the main message I always get from revisiting old places, old houses, old schools, is just remembering who you are and where you come from. Obviously I have a lot of friends around this area and we used to come here, pretty much daily. We’d be here for hours, so to come back here gives you those good memories. But at the same time, it puts it into place: remember where you’re from. 'If we were on holidays, then we’d pretty much be here right from when everyone wakes up. We used to go to the shops round the corner, so we didn’t go home for dinner. We used to get told off a few times as well. When we had school, [we were here from] maybe like four o’clock until it went dark. Just messing about, doing whatever we could do. If we didn’t have netting we used to play different games where you had to hit the post to score a goal. We just used to come here and work with what we had.' Rashford joined the Fletcher Moss Rangers' under-six team and never looked back, making his way to the United academy at the age of seven. He praised the coaches that brought him through and insisted they must be proud of their efforts. 'I think it gives them a huge sense of pride to see not just one of the players that they’ve developed – and this is where a lot of us fell in love with the game – but there’s loads of examples from loads of different age groups. Especially at this place. They must be sitting at home with huge pride as it’s nine, ten, maybe more players that they’ve seen come through and play at the top level.' Rashford and Jermaine Jenas sat on a bench at the park in which Rashford learned the game The pair revisited Rashford's old school and sat in the gymnasium he used to have lessons in https://www.youtube.com/embed/bo4HKfbb_J8?feature=oembed Rashford's form has dramatically improved since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaced the sacked Jose Mourinho in December and he hailed the Norwegian for completely lifting the malaise around the club. He said: 'I think just his presence around the building has changed everyone really. Even the lady at the front desk, Kath, she's been working there for years, and you notice a difference in everyone. 'Growing up at United, that's what the feeling has always been like. Like this. And to have it back, the way it is now, is amazing. That's without even touching on what we've done on the pitch. How we've improved ourselves as a team, because that's where we can still improve a lot. 'But the feeling I have now is all the players understand that. When everyone's on the same page, there's no telling how far we can get. What he's done since he's come in is remarkable. We're in a place now, in the League, that was pretty much impossible two months ago. So we're just looking to carry it on now, to try and better ourselves, and look forward to the next season.' More to follow. See the full interview in the new digital weekly GQ HYPE via http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/. Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility