Marcus Rashford’s landmark England appearance took him by surprise

Marcus Rashford plans to make 100 caps for England after admitting his 50th cap against Senegal on Sunday caught him by surprise.

Rashford said he was unaware he had reached his latest milestone when he appeared as a second-half substitute in a 3-0 win over the African champions in the 2022 World Cup round of 16.

But now the 25-year-old Manchester United striker is ready to strike and reach three figures for his country.

“I didn’t really know before the game that if I went in it would be my 50th game, it goes by so fast,” Rashford told the Lions’ Den.

“These achievements are special achievements, but everything is moving so fast that you don’t get a chance to celebrate them properly.

“I’m still pretty young so I definitely have a chance to make it to 100 caps for my country and that would be an incredible achievement.”

Rashford made his England debut against Australia in May 2016, when he became the youngest England player to score in his first cap.

And he believes there will be plenty of opportunities to win major trophies in the coming years, adding: “I feel like with the team and the coach we have and everyone’s age, we have a great opportunity.

“With this team, maybe in the last two or three tournaments I felt that if we play our football, we have a good chance to go all the way.”