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Manchester United striker, Marcus Rashford says he took inspiration from Luis Nani's free-kick technique while watching the English Premier League (EPL) giants as a youngster.
The Manchester United no.10 has become renowned for his ability to score long-range free-kicks, netting a memorable strike at Chelsea in the Carabao Cup in October 2019, and others throughout his career. Although Bruno Fernandes often takes free-kicks closer to goal, Rashford often fancies his chances from distance.
Taking to social media on Monday evening, the lifelong United supporter asked his 4.3 million strong followers to suggest questions for him to reply to during a Twitter question-and-answer session.
When Football on BT Sport asked him his preferred free-kick taker (all-time), besides United legend David Beckham, the 23-year-old responded by name-checking former Reds' winger Nani, superstar Cristiano Ronaldo's national teammate.
I used to love to watch @luisnani he was one of the only ones that could knuckle ball
— Marcus Rashford MBE (@MarcusRashford) March 29, 2021
He said: "I used to love to watch Luis Nani [sic] he was one of the only ones that could knuckle ball."
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Thanks, mate ☺️?? we've got to do a shoot around together sometime ??
— Nani (@luisnani) March 29, 2021
Nani himself replied by saying: "Thanks mate. We've got to do a shoot around together sometime."
Bro, you know where I am x
— Marcus Rashford MBE (@MarcusRashford) March 29, 2021
Rashford responded again and said: "Bro, you know where I am," with Nani finishing the exchange: "You can count on it."
You can count on it!
— Nani (@luisnani) March 29, 2021
AllNews understands that Rashford is currently nursing an ankle ligament injury which he aggravated against AC Milan in the Europa League.
United's next game is on April 4, versus Brighton in an EPL fixture, and the club is not expected to rush him back.
How many times have you replayed that Rashford Freekick then? ? #MUFC pic.twitter.com/Ft9XYgE4iN
— United Zone (@ManUnitedZone_) October 30, 2019
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