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'That was like Van Nistelrooy, you see him going through and you know he's going to smash the ball into the corner': Marcus Rashford compared to former Manchester United striker Ruud by Paul Scholes after his stunning hat-trick against RB Leipzig

Paul Scholes lauded the finishing ability of Marcus Rashford on Wednesday night after the Manchester United striker came off the bench to score a brilliant hat-trick against RB Leipzig.

After coming on for goalscorer Mason Greenwood in the 63rd minute, Rashford netted twice in four minutes with two composed finishes before sealing his treble in stoppage-time at Old Trafford.

Rashford also scored the match-winner in last week's victory against PSG and after his first United hat-trick, ex-United midfielder Scholes was full of praise for the 22-year-old and compared him to a team-mate of old in the Sir Alex Ferguson era, in Ruud van Nistelrooy.