Marcus Rashford has named Cristiano Ronaldo as the best player he's ever faced on a football pitch - and explained exactly why.
The Manchester United starlet has come across plenty of talent since breaking through at club and international level, but one player has impressed him more than most.
The 19-year-old played against the Real Madrid galactico during United's 2-1 Cup defeat in August. Casemiro and Isco scored for Los Blancos while Romelu Lukaku notched for the Red Devils.
Despite Ronaldo only featuring for 20 minutes, Rashford was left blown away by the Portugal captain.
Rashford told ESPN: "Ronaldo in the Super Cup – he was only on for 20 minutes or so but if you look at his movement and how he’s changed to what he is now, it’s amazing how he still continues like he does."
Rashford added: "Ronaldo, Messi, Rooney, Neymar – everyone knows good football when they see it and that’s what I like to watch as well. You try to take things from them, especially when you’re young, until you find your own identity. You try to emulate those players a lot and they’re the things that make you into the player you are. It’s hard to name a specific aspect but you can take things like mentality.
"Brazilian Ronaldo has had the biggest World Cup performances, I’d say. And his were among the most enjoyable to watch. There were a lot of top players who performed in the World Cup and went to another level."