Why Marcus Rashford is the toughest player in Manchester United training

Matt Davies15 April 2020

Aaron Wan-Bissaka has revealed Marcus Rashford is the toughest opponent in Manchester United training, stating the attacker's prowess has helped him develop as a defender.

Rashford has enjoyed his most prolific season for United to date, with 18 goals in all competitions despite a long-term back injury keeping him sidelined since mid-January.

Wan-Bissaka -who joined United in a £50million transfer from Crystal Palace last summer - states he initially struggled against Rashford in training, and has explained what makes the striker so deadly.

The 22-year-old - in a Q&A for United's official website - was asked who is the best player in United training. Wan-Bissaka replied: "I’d say Marcus, yeah. He’s just so unpredictable.

"When I first joined United and came up against him in training, he was doing things that I just really didn’t expect," Wan-Bissaka said.

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"I thought he’d go a certain way and he’d go the other way, or I thought he was about to do one thing and he did another, so he’s really tricky to play against.

"I enjoy that though; it’s been really good for my own development to test myself against him and the other attackers we have at the club."

The Englishman has also revealed which United legend he would most like to play alongside.

"There have been a lot, but … I’ll say Paul Scholes," he added. " I always enjoyed watching him, particularly his technique and his composure on the ball, but his finishing was special.

"I always used to really like watching him playing for United and he’d be great to play alongside."

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