GOLD Marcus has to prove he can be a world-class, 30-goal-a-season striker...

MANCHESTER UNITED

Owen predicts that United are planning to break the bank for a new striker this summer, following Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s career-threatening knee injury and Wayne Rooney’s fall from grace.

And Atletico Madrid’s French talisman Antoine Griezmann is top of the list.

But Owen recognises a kindred spirit in Rashford – and the last Englishman to be named European Footballer of the Year has challenged the teenager to use the coming weeks to convince Jose Mourinho he can become the 30-goal-a-season striker he craves.

BT Sport’s football expert Owen said: “It’s down to Marcus what kind of player he becomes.

“He is now the No.1 striker for Jose Mourinho for the remainder of the season Striker