Marcus Rashford reveals admiration for Ronaldo

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has revealed that he tries to "emulate" Brazil legend Ronaldo.

The 20-year-old is expected to start against Brazil on Tuesday night when England welcome Tite's team to Wembley.

Rashford has said that he was present when Ronaldo scored a hat-trick for Real Madrid against United in the Champions League back in 2003, and has always looked to style his game on the now 41-year-old.

"He was my brother's favourite player - that's why I've grown up watching so much of him and his games," Rashford told reporters.

"It's all those clips on YouTube and my first ever game that I saw live, he was playing in it. I always remember it. It was in 2003 and scored a hat-trick. I was only young, though.

"He was obviously a top player who won a lot of things in his career. So when you know he's saying good things about you then it really stands out.

"He always played free. No matter where he was playing, he played free and went out there and expressed himself. When you do that, that's when you play your best football. When you're young you watch clips of the best players in the world and try and emulate them - it just tends to happen naturally."

Ronaldo, who is widely regarded as one of the best forwards in history, scored 62 times in 98 appearances for Brazil - helping the South American nation win two World Cups in the process.