Jose Mourinho believes Marcus Rashford is benefiting from technical meetings at Manchester United.

The teenager has struggled in front of goal this term and hasn't scored in the Premier League since the end of September.

With Zlatan Ibrahimovic in fine form, most of Rashford's opportunities have come on the left flank.

But Mourinho is delighted with the 19-year-old and believes he is going through a season of transition, reports the Manchester Evening News.

"He said something the other day that made me really happy," Mourinho said. "He says he is learning so much in the technical meetings and training sessions so I think his future will be brilliant. His present is good and we need him.

Rashford in action against Leicester (
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The forward misses a chance to score (
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"I’m always happy with Marcus Rashford's contribution. He is one of those players that when he is on the pitch he tries when he always gives something.

"I know that last season under no pressure, last season in front of the goal, the goal was bigger. I know this season the expectations are higher, the pressure is higher and the goal is smaller.

"He is missing some chances he’s not scoring as many goals as he could because he gets lots of playing time on the pitch.

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"But it is absolutely natural in the second year after a season of explosion, then the expectation and everything changes.

"He is not anymore the surprise kid, the player everyone respects that everyone knows and everyone knows the qualities. It is normal he is in this period of transition where he is still a kid but not the new kid in town anymore.

"I think next season will be very, very good for Marcus because this season he is getting experience at this level of responsibility of being a professional player at a club like Manchester United.

"So I am really happy with Marcus that is why every match since the start of the season he is there, either on the bench or in the line-up coming on for the last 30, the last 20 or the last ten."

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