Rashford must have watched Ronaldo practice – Solskjaer
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been happy with Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford's free-kicks.
Marcus Rashford must have watched Cristiano Ronaldo practice free-kicks at Manchester United, according to caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Rashford sealed Manchester United's 2-0 win over Newcastle United on Wednesday, having also helped Romelu Lukaku open the scoring.
Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka was unable to deal with Rashford's free-kick for the opener, spilling it for Lukaku to tap in.
Solskjaer believes Rashford may have learnt a bit from former United star Ronaldo, who left Old Trafford in 2009.
"I can talk about loads of individuals but when you're a striker like he is, scores such a great goal like today, calm, composed, just passes it past the goalkeeper," he told a news conference.
Ice-cool finish
Red-hot form@MarcusRashford is tonight's Man of the Match! #MUFCpic.twitter.com/FCqKkdgKj7— Manchester United (@ManUtd) January 2, 2019
"But then his free-kicks, that was, of course, the start against Cardiff and then he does it again, he's got a great hit.
"He must have been watching Cristiano when he was practicing."
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Rashford has been directly involved in 10 goals in his last nine games in all competitions for United, scoring five times and providing five assists.
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