Marcus Rashford can be the “main man” for Manchester United and England, says Alan Shearer, with the 21-year-old showing he has “every attribute in his locker to thrive as a striker”.
An Old Trafford academy graduate has been denied the opportunity to showcase his talent in a central role since bursting onto the scene in that position under Louis van Gaal.
He has been shifted out to the flanks for club and country, with Jose Mourinho struggling to bring the best out of an exciting talent.
A new lease of life is being enjoyed, though, under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, with Rashford recording his fourth goal in six games under United’s interim coach during a 1-0 victory over Tottenham.
Ex-England frontman Shearer believes that match-winning strike further highlighted the progress being made in a favoured role, telling The Sun: “Marcus Rashford is flying right now because he has a manager with complete belief in him for the first time.
“Nobody has ever doubted his ability but he has finally been set free under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – and it is great to watch.
“Rashford is the main man at Manchester United now and has every attribute in his locker to thrive as a striker going forward.
“His movement is excellent and constantly improving, he has the pace to terrify any defence and his finishing has come on leaps and bounds.
“It was a world-class pass from Paul Pogba to set him up [against Spurs] and the strike from Rashford shows just how confident he is right now.
“He is showing a calmness in front of goal now which we have not seen before, but that comes with experience.”
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