Man Utd: Rashford 'failed the test' with penalty miss says Nicol
Manchester United hero Sir Alex Ferguson loves Marcus Rashford, according to reports.
The England international is facing a fight to get into Gareth Southgate’s starting XI for the Three Lions’ Euro 2020 qualifier clash against Bulgaria at Wembley today (5pm).
Rashford has endured a mixed start to the new season for Manchester United, scoring a brace against Chelsea on the opening day before drawing blanks against Wolves, Crystal Palace and Southampton.
Yet UniBet claim the 21-year-old has the backing of Ferguson, who is said to love the way he plays.
Man Utd hero Sir Alex Ferguson rates England forward Marcus Rashford (Image: GETTY)
Man Utd star Marcus Rashford has often struggled for consistency (Image: GETTY)
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And the England international, speaking ahead of the Bulgaria clash, believes he can handle expectations at the top.
“I think without the pressure in football it wouldn’t be the same, the atmosphere wouldn’t be the same,” he said.
“The pressure is the thing that draws people to the game, and you’re unsure what’s going to happen. That’s what makes the sport beautiful.
“No-one can ever add to the pressure that you already put on yourself.
“Especially at Manchester United, you have this pressure on your shoulders that you’ve learned to deal with since you were seven, eight, nine years old.”
Rashford also believes he will benefit from training and playing alongside Tottenham’s Harry Kane for his country.
“Everybody wants to score as many goals as they can because ultimately they’re the things that help the team,” he added.
“So, we use each other’s strengths to make each other better and if you watch training, then you’d see how it all works.
“I could use Harry Kane as an example, he’s one of the best finishers that I’ve played with.
“Whenever we do finishing, in my head, it’s about being as close to him as possible. So if he scores six, you want to score six, if he scores seven, you want to score eight.
“Little things like that are the bits that people never see.”