Marcus Rashford told to 'express emotion' as inconsistent Manchester United form compared to Nani

Marcus Rashford's inconsistent form for Manchester United this season has been compared to that of a former winger at the Theatre of Dreams.

Rashford has managed to score five goals in 18 appearances for the club but saw his start to the season interrupted by injury.

His patchy record has led to former United man Louis Saha comparing the forward to Nani.

Speaking to William Hill, Saha explained: "Rashford is an amazing player. What I like about him is he’s very focused, he’s not in the media for the wrong reasons.

"But sometimes it’s about his emotions. He does have emotion within himself, but he sometimes doesn’t express it and so people get frustrated.

"He works hard…but he reminds me a little bit of Nani.

"Nani was even more talented than Cristiano Ronaldo in some ways – in terms of his physical qualities, he could run all day, physically he was so strong, skillful as well.

"But he was not deadly. He was not as deadly as Cristiano, who was very focused, knew how to score and when to score… And sometimes that’s how I feel Marcus is, he’s in between."

"He has this potential where he can give a lot to the team, defend for the team, but he could be more selfish," he continued.

"Nani was an immense talent for me, I loved the guy, but people were frustrated because he couldn’t find the right moment to make the difference, he’d miss an opportunity that he shouldn’t miss, and sometimes that’s what I see in Marcus.

"But Marcus started out at United very young and was asked to be the superstar and the one to save the club, so the education and the way he has had to protect himself since then has been difficult for him.”

Manchester United return to action against Burnley in the Premier League tonight.

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