Ruud van Nistelrooy: Marcus Rashford will only get better

Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Van Nistelrooy explained the improvement at Old Trafford this season has aided his game.

He said: “As a striker, of course, you depend on service, and now there’s a team that can create chances and can get you balls in the box as well, gets passes in, they can make your runs and get crosses in and that helps a lot.”

“Looking back on what Marcus Rashford came into he’s done spectacularly well, as a young lad coming in to a team that didn’t score that many goals.

“He’s done brilliantly, so I think the development he’s gone through means he will only get better now."

The former Dutch international believes that improvement across the whole team has lifted United's chances this season.

“There’s creativity there, there’s passes there, there’s players who can move, who can finish," the 41-year-old added.

“It was great to see United back winning the big trophies last year, and now they have built on a better squad and hopefully this year the football will join the trophies."