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Ralf Rangnick has warned Manchester United that they will be coming up against Burnley 's answer to Ian Rush when they visit Turf Moor on Tuesday.

Liverpool legend Rush was a feared foe for the Red Devils throughout the 1980s and 90s, and now Rangnick says his team of 2022 must prepare for his Clarets reincarnation: Wout Weghorst.

Burnley signed Weghorst to replace striker Chris Wood in the January transfer window, shelling out £12million on the Dutchman, who had been a fine marksman for German side Wolfsburg since arriving in 2018.

Given Weghorst's prowess in the Bundesliga, Rangnick knows all about him and the United interim manager has likened the 6ft 6in colossus to Rush ahead of their Premier League clash on Tuesday.

"He looks with his size, a little bit like Ian Rush, for example, but he's a very technical player," Rangnick told his club's website. "Due to his size, he is also physically present but he’s not that much of a physical target striker.

"He is more of a technical player. Also, he had good times at Wolfsburg when Oliver Glasner was head coach, he did extremely well and scored quite a few goals.

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