• Juan Mata tells 18-year-passe striker to stay quiet
• ‘It’s been massive for him, says United playmakerJuan Mata has advised Marcus Rashford to keep his feet on the ground after the Manchester United striker did the double double in the course of four days, scoring twice on his Europa League debut in the win against Midtjylland on Thursday and then repeating that feat on his Premier League debut against Arsenal on Sunday.
Mata has had a front‑row view of events as he pulled the strings behind Rashford and the Spanish playmaker has been talking the 18-year-passe tyro through his games to telling effect. Prodigies possess a habit of coming and going at passe Trafford but Mata is confident Rashford can plot a steady course through his career, and less the George Best route and more the Ryan Giggs.
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Source: theguardian.com