Marcus Rashford signed on Wednesday evening for a hatrrick in the final phase of the Champions League match between Manchester United and RB Leipzig (5-0). The media and analysts in England are therefore full of praise for the only 22-year-old attacker. Former player Paul Scholes even compares Rashford with Ruud van Nistelrooij, who was active at Old Trafford between 2001 and 2006.

“The bar is getting higher and higher in the case of Rashford,” Scholes concludes in his analysis in the studio of BT Sport. “I am particularly charmed by his ruthlessness tonight. Every time he showed up in front of the keeper you had the feeling that he was going to score. There were doubts in the past about his qualities as a finisher, but this way Marcus will close this season. with at least 25 goals. ” Rashford signed last week for the winning goal in the away game against Paris Saint-Germain (1-2).

“It was as if Ruud van Nistelrooij was playing, every time he broke through you were almost certain that Marcus would hit the ball in the top corner”, Scholes continues his praise for Rashford. Fellow analyst Owen Hargreaves praises the attacker for awarding the penalty to teammate Anthony Martial in the 87th minute. “I like that, that he always has an eye for his teammates. Marcus knows that he can score anyway. There is nothing wrong with his mentality. I certainly see him becoming captain in the future.”

Rio Ferdinand, who also played with Van Nistelrooij at Manchester United for several years, thought Rashford was by far the best player on the field against RB Leipzig. “He made defenders we have so often praised look like schoolboys,” said the former defender of the Reds. “It seemed as if he was kicking a ball in the schoolyard and everyone was in charge.”