Rashford can be as good as Kane, says Man Utd boss Solskjaer

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Marcus Rashford has the potential to be as good a centre-forward as England teammate Harry Kane as the pair prepare to face off in the Premier League this weekend. Rashford is expected to line up as the spearhead of United’s attack when they face Kane’s Tottenham at Wembley on Sunday with both the team and striker on a hot run of form under the interim manager. Rashford looks reborn under interim coach Solskjaer, scoring three times in the centre-forward position as United have rattled off four straight league wins since the Norwegian took over from the sacked Mourinho in December to close in on the Champions League places. “He can become a top, top striker,” said Solskjaer.

“We can talk about Harry Kane and his class and I’m sure Marcus as well. He’s got the potential to get up there. “He’s got frightening pace, he’s now become stronger and can hold the ball up for us. He’s a great link player.” Kane, 25, has set the goalscoring standards in English football over the past three years -- he was the league’s top scorer in 2015/16 and 2016/17 before finishing runner-up to Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah last season.

He won the Golden Boot at last year’s World Cup and this season is joint-top scorer alongside Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on 14 goals. Rashford, 21, scored four goals in his first two senior matches for United after being been given his debut by then-manager Louis van Gaal in February 2016 and established himself as a regular squad member at Old Trafford.