Bengaluru, Feb 7: Former Barcelona striker Patrick Kluivert has touted Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford as an ideal future replacement of Luis Suarez for his former club.
Rashford burst into the scenes in 2015 when former United boss Louis van Gaal handed him a debut against FC Midtjylland in the Europa League and the forward repaid the faith by netting on his debut. After that, the Englishman never looked back and has been a mainstay in United line-up also in England national team.
However, after Jose Mourinho's arrival, the young forward was shifted to wing from number 9 and it somehow saw his performance dip a little bit.
But post-Jose Mourinho renaissance under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the English man has again been brought to lead the line where he has usurped Manchester United’s big money signing Romelu Lukaku.
Marcus Rashford has now scored six Premier League goals since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took charge of Man Utd; Son Heung-min (7) is the only player with more.
— Man Utd Empire (@Empire_Mu) February 4, 2019
Ole's man. [SQUAWKA]
Just seen a stat saying that Marcus Rashford has single-handily won Manchester United 18 points so far this season, which is more than Fulham (17 points) & Huddersfield Town (11 points). That’s crazy.
— Ryan. 🔴 (@Vintage_Utd) February 5, 2019
“There is not a lot. Maybe some players who can play in La Liga, young players.
“But for me, I think the best one is Marcus Rashford.”
Barcelona are currently not short on the forward options. Earlier in January window, they were linked to a host of attackers but settled the issue by making a shock loan move for Kevin-Prince Boateng, 31.
But the move is seen as a stop-gap recruit and with the La Liga champions' two main attackers Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi in their 30s, regeneration of their next forward line is certainly a big part of their future plans.
And looking Rashford's steadfast rise to prominence, the English forward is certain to draw such big attraction from the Spanish league leaders although, with the player in favour of staying put at Old Trafford for a long period, all such interest might cool down finally.