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Lukaku likened to Ronaldo as Rashford hails Man Utd & Belgium ‘beast’

An Old Trafford team-mate of the powerful frontman believes his desire to achieve continuous improvement makes him similar to a Real Madrid icon

Marcus Rashford sees similarities between Manchester United team-mate Romelu Lukaku and former Old Trafford favourite Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Red Devils snapped up the Belgium international for £75 million ($99m) in the summer of 2017 and saw him offer a 27-goal return in his debut campaign.

He is now replicating that form on a World Cup stage, with the target found four times in two outings to date.

An untimely ankle issue has cast his involvement in a meeting with England on Thursday into doubt, and Rashford will be among those pleased to see the 25-year-old miss out if he does not recover in time.