Manchester United legend Paul Scholes insists Marcus Rashford has potential similar to former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo.

The 19-year-old has scored 10 goals in 44 appearances this season and Scholes believes the forward has all the attributes to become one of the best strikers on the planet.

"Rashford will be a brilliant centre-forward, there is no doubt about that," Scholes told BBC Radio 5 Live. "His pace is incredible. He's almost the club's most important player now at the age of 19.

"What we saw against Anderlecht was that raw pace, the excitement, skill and ability to fly past people as if they are not there.

He added: "You look at Cristiano Ronaldo's record and players like Neymar, he has that kind of ability. It is a lot to live up to, but he has that in him - he can be a world star."