Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has heaped praise on teammate Marcus Rashford but says patience is required with the talented youngster.
Rashford burst onto the scene in the latter stages of last season, but has been forced to play second fiddle under Jose Mourinho following the arrival of Ibrahimovic.
The England international has still impressed this season, scoring the winner at Hull and continuing his form with yet another strong showing in the Manchester derby.
“First of all, he’s 18, he’s still young. He has a lot of time,” Ibrahimovic told MUTV.
“I think the way you have to approach a player like that, where everyone is talking about the talent and what he’s able to do and what kind of potential he has, is to remember he still has a lot of time.
“It’s not like he needs to take over the world today, the club knows that, the coach knows that and the team knows that.
“We know his quality and what he’s able to do. What the world is seeing now, we already know because we see it every day.
“There is no need to rush to push him and put him in the heat zone and put a lot of pressure on him because that can have the opposite effect.
“Time by time, he will take over everything. It’s about having patience.”
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