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Man Utd ace Rashford hails academy coaches: They build a player for 12 years

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has paid tribute to the club's academy coaches.

Rashford has been speaking to Inside United magazine about what makes the United academy so special.

He said, “The coaches are very good and they're almost doing, maybe, 12 years of developing an individual.

“And in those 12 years they can mould you into what they know a Man United player is. If you just fall short of being a Man United player, there's a lot of examples of playing in the Premier League, or in the Championship, or abroad.

“When you're a kid you dream of playing professional football. That's the main aim for a lot of people, preferably at United – if not somewhere else, but preferably at United. That's why the coaching staff are very important. And I just can't see it ever slowing down, us breeding players."

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