Manchester United's English striker Marcus Rashford celebrates with Manchester United's Brazilian midfielder Casemiro (L) before having his 'second goal' disallowed for handball after a VAR (Video Assistant Referee) review during the English Premier League football match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United at the Molineux stadium in Wolverhampton, central England on December 31, 2022. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Manchester United midfielder Casemiro claims Marcus Rashford can become one of the top five footballers in the world.
The Brazil international has been impressed by his Manchester United teammate since joining the club in the summer. Today, against Wolves, Rashford was the difference maker in the team’s 1-0 win over Wolves.
Rashford was dropped for the game after showing up late for a team meeting this week, but the manager didn’t hold a grudge as he brought the forward on at half-time.
The 25-year-old scored a solo goal after 76 minutes of play and it was enough to secure the win for United.
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Casemiro waxed lyrical about Rashford in a post-match interview with ESPN.
“I’m going to be very honest with you, I was really surprised by the player that Rashford is,” Casemiro said. “In my opinion, especially knowing the player off the pitch, if he does well he can be one of the five best players in the world.”
Rashford’s goal against Wolves took his tally for the season to 11. On top of that, he has 4 assists in 22 appearances across all competitions.
It’s only a matter of time before United offer Rashford a new long-term contract after recently triggering a 12-month extension in his current deal.
