Newcastle United defender Dan Burn has raved about Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford on talkSPORT (12:39pm, February 24, 2023) ahead of the Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday.
Premier League rivals Manchester United and Newcastle United will lock horns with each other in the final of the Carabao Cup.
The match will be held at Wembley Stadium in London.
The final is scheduled to kick off at 4:30pm UK time on Sunday.
Burn has been one of the best and most important players for the Magpies so far this season.
The defender is set to start for Eddie Howe’s team.
Rashford has been one of the best players in the world since the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
If fit, the £225,000-a-week (SalarySport) England international forward will start for Erik ten Hag’s team.
And Burn is fully aware of the task that Newcastle face in keeping Rashford quiet.
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Rashford has scored 14 goals and given three assists in 22 Premier League starts for the Red Devils so far this season.
The 25-year-old forward has also scored five goals and given two assists in the Carabao Cup and has scored four goals and provided one assist in the UEFA Europa League this campaign.
Newcastle United’s Dan Burn on Marcus Rashford of Manchester United
Burn said about Rashford: “He is a very, very good player. I spoke about him recently.
“I am really happy for him. I think, to me, that’s what confidence can do for him.
“Every time he has the ball, he is a real threat.”
What pundits are predicting
Meanwhile, a number of pundits have been giving their prediction ahead of the Carabao Cup final between Manchester United and Newcastle United on Sunday.
Former Arsenal star and Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson has told SportsKeeda that the Red Devils will win 2-1.
BBC Sport pundit and former Chelsea striker Chris Sutton has predicted the match to end 1-1 in normal time and Newcastle to win after extra time and penalties.
Former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore has predicted in CaughtOffSide that Manchester United will win the final 2-0.
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