Marcus Rashford scored twice during the international break, and England boss Gareth Southgate has revealed that despite reports of a potential move away from Manchester United, Jose Mourinho is a big fan of the youngster.
The 20-year-old has played a total of just 122 minutes for Manchester United this season, and also picked up a three-match ban for headbutting Burnley defender Phil Bardsley.
After the forward scored twice for England, manager Gareth Southgate said: “We really wanted to make Marcus feel important over this period.
“It was important especially to get him in the penalty box and remembering the areas he needs to be scoring goals from.
“His confidence will be boosted I’m sure, with two goals against top-quality opposition.”
Asked if he believes the player is in Jose Mourinho’s plans at United, Southgate added:
“It’s not my business to interfere with club managers. They have a difficult job to do and they have big squads at the top six, with huge competition for places.
“Jose thinks the world of Marcus. He’s a huge admirer of him, but he has got his job to do. There is huge competition for places at his club so you can understand that. I understand the difficulties that club managers have. They have to try and win matches. They have to rotate their squads.”