Dimitar Berbatov believes Marcus Rashford can compete with the likes of Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe and become a true global superstar.
The Manchester United forward netted the opening goal in the 2-0 Europa League win over Granada, bringing his total for the season to 20.
In doing so, he became the first United player since Wayne Rooney to hit that mark in back-to-back seasons.
Despite his fine goalscoring form, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been linked with a more traditional centre forward, with Haaland reported to be at the top of his wishlist.
Along with Mbappe, Haaland is touted to be one of the best players in world football for a number of years, but Berbatov thinks Rashford could rival the pair.
“Rashford is still a very young player and he is a superstar in world football, he been leading United’s attack for a while now too, I think he is getting the credit he deserves and hopefully he is only just getting started,” the former Red Devils striker told Betfair.
“Mbappe, Haaland and Rashford are the players I am looking at to dominate the future. Although he’s only 23, he’s already got lots of experience, he’s going into his fifth year of being a senior player and a big part of the team.
“Not many other players at his age can say they have had that level of experience at a big club.
“Now, it’s simple, he must continue to work on his strengths and work on his weaknesses.
“My view is that he should work on converting every chance he gets, sometimes his concentration isn’t 100% when he has a good goal scoring opportunity, so he needs to work on that.
“If he stays healthy and doesn’t have any injuries then he will always be up there and an easy pick for the manager.”
The Bulgarian is also tipping Rashford to stay at Old Trafford for the entirety of his playing career and become a Manchester United legend in the process.
“He is living the dream of every United academy player and I hope he keeps it up because United are one of the best clubs in the world and he could stay there for the rest of his career, this is something that I always wanted for myself but wasn’t the case.
“For a player to represent just one club and be the star every year is a great achievement and I’d love to see Rashford do that.”
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