‘That was just like him’: Gary Neville compares Marcus Rashford’s latest strike to Cristiano Ronaldo
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‘That was just like him’: Gary Neville compares Marcus Rashford’s goal against West Ham to Cristiano Ronaldo’s heroic header, as the ex-Red defender calls on the 24-year-old to keep learning from the Portuguese star
- Marcus Rashford scored his 100th club goal with a header against West Ham
- The attacker came too late to connect with Christan Eriksen’s perfect cross
- Former Red Gary Neville has compared Rashford’s strike to Cristiano Ronaldo
- Neville joked that Rashford’s strike was ‘just like’ the Portuguese star
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Gary Neville praised Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford for his header against West Ham, with the hosts taking the lead at Old Trafford on Sunday night.
Rashford arrived late and met a cross from Christan Eriksen with a ball as United scored the opening goal of the game in the 38th minute, the Englishman’s second goal in successive games.
The 24-year-old scored his 100th Man United goal against West Ham while demonstrating his aerial skills against a long traveling defence.
Marcus Rashford leads Manchester United up front against West Ham on Sunday evening
Rashford’s header reminded Man United fans of Cristiano Ronaldo’s headers (left)
Commenting on the goal on Sky Sports, former United fullback Gary Neville compared Rashford’s goal to the exploits of his team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo, who is regarded as one of the world’s greatest headers.
“I haven’t seen Rashford do that very often,” Neville said in a Sky Sports commentary.
He has one of the best headers in the world to watch in Cristiano Ronaldo’s training. That was just like him.
Rashford’s strike was his 100th goal for Manchester United and his seventh goal of the season
Gary Neville made comparisons between Rashford’s header and Ronaldo’s goals over the years
“It’s lovely, Eriksen’s ball just drives it into an area, the right-back is static, Rashford on the move.”
Coincidentally, Rashford scored with a header on his Premier League debut as the then 18-year-old grabbed a brace in the 3-2 win over Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal.
Rashford (right) arrived too late to meet the perfectly weighted cross of Christian Eriksen (left)
Rashford scored with a header for consecutive games after Thursday’s European goal
Neville was backed by fellow former United striker Louis Saha, who scored 17 headers for the club, with the Frenchman praising Rashford’s aggression in getting himself into a goal-scoring position.
In his rest analysis, Saha said: “It’s something I remember Cristiano did during the European Championship, where he attacked the ball.
Ronaldo (red) has scored more than 100 goals in his sensational career so far
“Having that aggression is something that says, ‘Hold on, I can be a striker and be the man you can rely on and if you get that aggression in the penalty area, you can score.
“He has proven this and I think he will do that more. Great position, he is already in the penalty area and again attacks this cross with confidence. Everything is in his head, he is ready to attack the box again.’
