Mourinho happy to place his trust in United man Rashford

Jose Mourinho admits the speed which Marcus Rashford can apply to a dead ball makes the striker the perfect candidate to take set-pieces for Manchester United.

The youngster threw himself back in the spotlight on Sunday when he played a starring role in United’s victory over Chelsea.

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The Englishman, leading the line in the place of Zlatan Ibrahmiovic, set the tone with the opening goal of the game after just eight minutes at Old Trafford.

But it was his delivery from set-pieces which was also impressive with his deep free-kick eventually leading to United’s second goal, scored by Ander Herrera early in the second half.

“Marcus is trustable,” explained Mourinho. “Even for the second goal, his free-kick was really high, impossible to score from a header because it was to what we call the third post – not the first or second post.

“But he’s always tense, he’s always fast, and you can always trust that [he will make] strong contact with the ball.

“The ball always goes with speed with him. With some other guys, the ball goes in the right spot but slower.

“Even if you win the duel in the air, it can be really difficult to score, so in this moment Marcus is one of the boys we trust.

“Because he’s so young, he’s able to keep developing that day after day; he’s always with one of the assistant coaches trying to make it even better.”