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Ex-Man Utd winger Sharpe: Rashford best since Scholes

Former Manchester United winger Lee Sharpe says Marcus Rashford is the best youngster to emerge from the club in 20 years.

Sharpe hasn't seen such a talent since the emergence of the Class of 92.

Sharpe, speaking exclusively to 888sport, said: “The last time I was this excited about a United youngster was, well, you can go right back to Paul Scholes and David Beckham for that. As for Ronaldo I can see the similarities.

"Everybody goes on about his pace but he's also got unbelievable feet for someone so quick. He's not small either and I like how his manager has coaxed him in gently and not put all the responsibility onto him straight away. He's looking absolutely fantastic and now that he's back playing in his favourite position of centre-forward he's started to score goals as well. So I can see similarities and if he becomes half the player Ronaldo is then we're all in for a delight."

Read the full 888sport interview with Lee Sharpe, including his thoughts on how Martial, Shaw and Mourinho all deserve credit for recent improvement in form.

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