Manchester United caretaker manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, believes Marcus Rashford can have a similar impact on the club as Kylian Mbappe does at Paris Saint-Germain.
Rashford has been one of the standout players at United since Solskjaer took charge in December, scoring six goals and recording two assists in 10 games.
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- Marcus Rashford’s progress at Manchester United looked to be stagnating under Jose Mourinho.
- But the 21-year-old has found form once more since the arrival of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
- Rashford has taken Romelu Lukaku’s role as the starting striker and has repaid the faith with six goals in 10 games.
- And Solskjaer believes Rashford can be considered in the same category as Kylian Mbappe.
- Mbappe is Ligue 1’s top scorer this season with 18 goals from just 17 appearances.
The Englishman sat out of United’s 3-0 win over Fulham on Saturday with a minor injury – the first time Rashford had not featured for the club under Solskjaer.
Rashford is expected to be fit for United’s Champions League clash with PSG on Tuesday, which will see him go up against one of the world’s brightest young stars, Mbappe.
And Solskjaer believes Rashford and Mbappe, 21 and 20 respectively, will have a similar impact on world football over the next decade.
“Marcus is going to be a top-quality player. I love working with him. I am sure PSG will look at Marcus the way we look at Mbappe – he’s one of the main threats,” he told reporters.
“Mbappe had a fantastic rise to stardom and he’s got a fantastic smile about him. A great enthusiasm. And there will understandably be comparisons.
“I have seen Mbappe live once and Marcus every single day. Strikers don’t really dominate football but the pair of them will have a massive impression on football for the next 10 years.
“They will really light it up.”
Now in his second season at PSG, and fresh off the back of success at the World Cup, Mbappe is dominating the Ligue 1 scoring charts.
The 20-year-old has bagged 18 goals in 17 games so far this season, one more than team-mate and central striker Edinson Cavani.
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Lingard picks between Rashford and Mbappe
With Man Utd and PSG about to face off, a lot of comparisons are being made between the two teams and their personnel.
And midfielder Jesse Lingard has joined the party, giving his two cents on Rashford and Mbappe.
“Man like Rashy,” he told Squawka when asked to pick between the two young stars.
“They’re both so young, they’re both achieving so much at the moment and it’ll be a good battle which I’m looking forward to.”
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