Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford saw himself as a midfield playmaker in his junior days.

That's according to the England star's former coach, Paul McGuinness.

Rashford even tried to play like Andrea Pirlo, in a deep-lying playmaker position in the centre of the park.

McGuinness told the Manchester Evening News: “He could be a number 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."