The news comes on the back of Rashford's two-goal heroics against Wales at the World Cup, where he helped England qualify for the knockout stages as winners of Group B.
However, his international form is no surprise to those who've closely followed his club exploits over the last few months.
Our no.10 is United's top scorer under Erik ten Hag, with eight goals across all competitions, and Scholes – speaking on our weekly show The Debate – had no hesitation in identifying him as our leading performer.
“I'll go for Marcus,” said Scholes, who lifted 11 Premier League titles during almost two decades of near-constant success at the club.