Former Manchester United youth Coach claims that Marcus Rasford had to be dissuaded from playing as a playmaker during his formative years.

Paul Mcguinness explained that Rashford saw himself as a creator rather than a goalscorer, who used to drop into midfield rather than lead the line.

“We decided, myself, Warren Joyce and Colin Little, that he was a very good footballer,” McGuinness said.

“He could be a No.10, a winger, beat people, he used to drop off into midfield.

“There was one tournament where he wanted to play like Pirlo. But we saw his potential to be a striker.

“We worked on his body shape, different runs. He’s a really, really intelligent lad in terms of football. He picked it up very quickly.”

While McGuinness is keen to praise Rashford for his rise, he believes that he does need to be more ruthless in front of goal, and anticipate how to get into the best positions.

“Marcus can score all sorts of goals, but to be a goal-scorer you need more of the Ruud van Nistelrooy type of goals.

“If it hit the goalkeeper – there was Ruud. If it hit the bar, post, deflected – he was there.

“Marcus has got a bigger range, but he needs more of those.”

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