VAN PERSIE: RASHFORD IS A SPECIAL PLAYER

The 33 year old Dutch international praises about the young Red Devil forward, on the back of wining the wining the player of the month on September.

Robin van Persie is one of many who have heaped praise on the 18 year old England striker, according the player named the player of the month for September.

The youngster has netted three goals for the Red Devils in September, one against Watford where they were beaten by them by 2-1, and 4-1 win over Leicester at Old Trafford, and against Northampton in League Cup.

The Dutch striker Van Persie, he scored 48 goals for the Red Devils in Premier League, and believes that Rashford has something special about him, and categorize that he can lead Manchester United frontline.

"Marcus looks like a very special player to me," Van Persie told MUTV. "He has something about him.

"He’s always playing with pace and good technique, always with his eyes focused on going straight to the goal. A very good player and he have a nice future ahead of him.

Not only Van persie England legend all time leading scorer in Premier League Alan Shearer and former English striker Michael Owen also glorify Rushford’s effort.

"Marcus is an amazing player," Butt said. "He’s a great footballer but he’s got a long way to go with a lot to learn. He knows that.

"That’s the great thing about him, he’s a good character with a good personality and he can be the shining star for our Academy. It’s great to have someone like Marcus and we’ve got a lot more coming along like him with good characters, who are good people that stand for what our Academy’s all about, which is great."