Michael Carrick: Marcus Rashford can handle limelight at Manchester United

Marcus Rashford

Michael Carrick is confident Marcus Rashford can handle the limelight following the teenager’s double brace for Manchester United.

Rashford netted twice in United’s 5-1 rout of Midtjylland in the Europa League on Thursday, and did the same in the 3-2 win over Arsenal in his first Premier League start on Sunday.

The 18-year-old was one of three Red Devils debutants fielded against the Gunners, alongside substitutes Timothy Fosu-Mensah and James Weir.

“I have seen some debuts but none quite like that,” Carrick told MUTV. “It is an unbelievable start for him [Rashford].

“He has just got to keep his head down and keep going. There is going to be a lot of attention on him now, people are going to be looking at him because he has thrown himself straight into the spotlight – which is great to see.

“He is a level-headed guy and I am sure he will deal with it well.

“For all of us, just to see what it means to him and the other new boys who are new to the team, after working hard for so long and for so many years, is great and everybody responds to that.

“Obviously Marcus is going to get the headlines but I thought [Guillermo Varela] was terrific at right-back and especially after getting a yellow card against somebody like [Alexis] Sanchez.

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“He was my wing-man and my support just outside of me.

“I thought Timmy [Fosu-Mensah] did well when he came on – to come on in a game like that at left-back which is not really his position.

“There are so many positives to take from it. I think there was a real togetherness in the squad and I think the fans responded to that.

“Seeing somebody like Marcus doing what he has done this week has given everybody a huge boost, so it is great to see everybody so happy.” KickOff.com

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