Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen has told Marcus Rashford to take on Cristiano Ronaldo as his role model.

The Dutchman helped mould Juventus striker Ronaldo into the world's most lethal goalscoring machine.

Meulensteen told the Mirror: “In many ways, Cristiano is unique because he had such huge belief in his own ability.

“But I do think that Marcus Rashford has got a similar mindset to be the best player he can – and I think he should use Cristiano as his role model. I'm not saying Marcus can be the next Ronaldo - because I think Cristiano is a one-off talent.

“Ronaldo is one of the all-time greats who will be remembered alongside Pele, Maradona, Messi, Eusebio, and Cruyff.

“But Marcus can create his own reputation as a fantastic player if he wants it badly enough.

“That comes only by scoring more goals, winning more games and lifting more titles.

“Rashford has played most of the early games of his career as a wide attacker – like Cristiano did.

“But to score more goals, you have to get yourself into more central positions – because that gives you a better chance of putting the ball into the net."