Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has credited a “tough period” under former manager Jose Mourinho for making him the player he is today.
Rashford had recently broken into the team as a teenager under Louis Van Gaal when Mourinho took over at Old Trafford in the summer of 2016.
United won the EFL Cup and Europa League in the Portuguese’s first season in charge, but despite a decent goal return, Rashford was often deployed out of position and struggled for form.
The 22-year-old has become United’s key man since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaced the sacked Mourinho in December 2018, but looks back upon his time under the ‘Special One’ as crucial to his development.
"It was tough but I think when you look back on it in five or six years, they're the moments that give you that mental toughness," Rashford told the UTD Podcast.
"As an all-round player I've improved a lot and a lot of it is down to those two years under Jose.
"We had ups and downs. When I look back at it, it was a tough period but definitely a period that made me a better player."
