Manchester United legend Nick Butt admits Marcus Rashford reminds him of Arsenal hero Thierry Henry
Red Devils head of academy Nicky Butt compares hotshot to Arsenal icon
MANCHESTER UNITED legend Nicky Butt has admitted Marcus Rashford reminds him of Thierry Henry.
The wonderkid enhanced his booming reputation by firing in a hat-trick for England Under-21s in front of Three Lions manager Sam Allardyce on Tuesday.
His performance drew praise from fellow teen sensation Martin Odegaard too. The Real Madrid star described Rashford as being “incredible”.
Pressure is mounting on Red Devils boss Jose Mourinho to start the 18-year-old in the Manchester derby on Saturday.
And Butt, head of academy at United, says the youngster has the hallmarks of the ex-Arsenal icon Henry when asked .
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Butt said: "Yes. Blistering pace. When Marcus runs at you, you can't stop him.”
Butt, speaking to , added: "Until he gets his physicality about him he's going to find it very hard to play up against some of these centre halves.
"It depends how the manager [Jose Mourinho] is going to play; if he plays a Michael Carrick, who can clip balls in for Marcus to run on to, then it's all different, he can run in behind all day."
Henry scored 226 goals for Arsenal before helping Barcelona win the Champions League in 2009.