Manchester United striker teenage striker Marcus Rashford has admitted Arsenal’s Hector Bellerin is the fastest player he has played against so far in his career.
The 18-year old is making a name for himself since breaking into the Manchester United first team in February this year under former manager Louis van Gaal. He continues to impress as he has been in great form under new manager Jose Mourinho.
He has made his debut for Manchester United against Arsenal last season as he scored twice in an exciting 3-2 victory. Hector Bellerin was on the side which he attacks and the youngster has found it difficult to cope up with the Spaniard’s pace despite scoring twice in the match.
The English striker has come across Bellerin only in that match but has lot of praise for his counterpart fir his pace. Bellerin is known for his pace and he is one of the exciting young defenders in entire Europe.
The 21-year old has broken the record of Theo Walcott to become the fastest player at the club and also beats the record of Usain Bolt if 40 metre are considered as a parameter.
He is having a great season at Arsenal and is going to be a threat for opposition defenses with his pace which also helps him to recover in time to eliminate counter attackers by the opposition attackers.
Rashford when asked about who is the fastest player he played against said: ‘Hector Bellerin!’
‘I was on the left & I knocked it past him, got to the ball but then I couldn’t turn because I could see him coming.’
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Both the players remain crucial to their sides and would hope to continue their form this season both in Premier League and Europe.