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Shearer: Man Utd ace Rashford played like a proper centre-forward

Geordie great Alan Shearer says Manchester United ace Marcus Rashford played like a "proper centre-forward" against Liverpool.

Rashford scored in the 1-1 draw on Sunday.

Shearer wrote for The Sun: "Marcus Rashford looks like he came back with a spring in his step after scoring for England against Bulgaria last week.

"I saw him play against West Ham and Newcastle recently and there was a complete lack of movement in his game.

"But on Sunday he was full of running and energy, giving Liverpool's back four problems all match.

"He played up front but also split the Liverpool defence with Daniel James, which allowed Andreas Pereira to come through as a No 10 at times.

"Rashford's movement for the goal was superb which gave him the room for James to find him with a brilliant cross. It was exactly what a proper centre-forward should be doing."

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