Marcus Rashford warned about Arsenal transfer amid Manchester United speculation

Manchester United attacker Marcus Rashford has been told he isn't "ready" to be Arsenal's main striker amid links with a move to north London.

The 24-year-old has been heavily touted with a move away from Old Trafford following his omission from the starting XI to face Manchester City as he slipped down the pecking order. The Mirror reported on Sunday that Mikel Arteta was eyeing the United academy graduate and could tempt him to leave through the trap door after a torrid season. The MEN reported earlier this month that Rashford was considering his Old Trafford future.

Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah are out of contract at the Emirates Stadium this summer and could follow Pierre Emerick Aubameyang — who left on a free transfer to Barcelona in January — out of the door. Despite the speculation, Tony Cascarino has expressed his reservations surrounding Rashford's credentials.

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He told talkSPORT: "To be a natural striker, and this is something I learned along the way and I got better at as I got older, so Marcus could become better, because there’s no reason why someone can’t improve, you have to be very, very clinical.

"You have to punish because, if you’re going to a club like Arsenal, they’re looking to progress and be a Champions League team, so you have to be clinical in front of goal.

"I joked and sometimes called Lacazette ‘Lack a finish’, which is a bit harsh because I think he’s a decent player, but he’s not being clinical enough for Arsenal. They’ve needed that, for him to be punishing teams, and I don’t think Marcus is ready to do that at Arsenal."

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