Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he sees a bit of Cristiano Ronaldo in Marcus Rashford after the forward netted his tenth goal in 11 games.
The 22-year-old has faced criticism for his lack of goals in recent seasons despite many tipping him to become an Old Trafford legend, with just 26 in his last two seasons at United.
But he is enjoying a rich vein of form in front of goal this term. He netted three in his last two games against Tottenham and Manchester City and has 13 strikes in all competitions - matching his total from the last campaign before the turn of the year.
Comparisons between Rashford and Portuguese superstar first came about after the England international smashed in a free-kick against Chelsea in the EFL cup that was similar to the one Ronaldo scored against Portsmouth in 2007-08.
And his manager Solskjaer admits he can see why some are linking the two together and believes their attributes are similar, backing Rashford to go on to become a star in his own right.
'It's very easy to compare the two of them, yeah,' he said.
'Both with skills, body shape, attitude, attributes - everything. The boy has every chance in the world to become a top, top player.
'Let's hope he continues like this.'
But while Rashford is finally hitting his stride and showing his clinical nature this season, the Norwegian doesn't want him to focus too much on his goal tally and would rather he work on his mental game.
'I don't want to talk about the amount of goals,' Solskjaer added.
'As long as he keeps being positive and being direct and thinking about getting in front of the goal and getting chances, he'll score goals.'
Ronaldo played for United for six years between 2003 and 2009, scoring 118 goals in 292 outings and lifting nine trophies, including three Premier League titles, one FA Cup and the Champions League.
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