Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer compared Marcus Rashford to Cristiano Ronaldo after the forward scored two goals against Chelsea in the EFL Cup last night.
Rashford’s spectacular 73rd minute free kick sealed a 2-1 victory at the Stamford Bridge and United booked a place in the Quarter Finals.
Michy Batshuayi had earlier cancelled out Rashford’s 25th minute penalty after the hour before Rashford produced a Ronaldo like-esque free kick.
Cristiano Ronaldo spent six seasons at Manchester United and scored a number of free kicks. He won 3 Premier League Titles and a Champions League before leaving in 2009 for Real Madrid.
‘’It’s Cristiano like, isn’t it? The boy has got nerves of steel, takes a penalty, no problem. Steps up and hits the ball like he does and wins us the game, fantastic. I think he works too much on free kicks. I’ve always tried to get Rashford scoring the simple tap-ins and be inside the box, he always scores great goals. He practices and today he got his reward. Said Solskjaer after the game.
Manchester United’s Swedish defender Victor Lindelof also compared Rashford to Five time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo.
In a tweet, Lindelof posted almost identical pictures of Ronaldo and Rashford’s free-kick routines, with the Caption: ‘’Sure I’ve seen that one somewhere before…”
Manchester United have hit a good form and have won three successive away games against Partizan, Norwich and Chelsea.
Manchester United will face AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday at the Dean Court Stadium
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