Marcus Rashford has admitted that it was ‘strange’ to meet an Arsenal legend, Theirry Henry, during a recent visit to Manchester United’s training ground.
The 18-year-old has had an incredible 2016, netting 12 goals in 25 appearances for the Red Devils first-team since making his debut back in February.
Rashford is one of the hottest prospects in the world at the moment and he has revealed that he has tried to model his game on the iconic style of Henry, who ripped up in Premier League between 1999-2007 when he was at Arsenal.
On meeting the Frenchman, Rashford told Sky Sports: “Thierry Henry is one of my heroes, he is one of the players I watched when I was younger.
“When I was 17 I changed position to be a forward and he, along with the Brazilian Ronaldo, were the two players I tried to mirror my performance on so I would watch how they scored goals. He was definitely one of the major players.
“It’s crazy when you think about it, he knows who I am and it’s very strange.
“You see ex-professionals talking about you, players you think would never know you, so it’s different but when you hear these things from those types of people it just gives you so much more confidence and belief that you can go on and achieve more.” he added.
By Drew Darbyshire (@DarbySports)
