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Jose Mourinho hails Marcus Rashford as a player he can 'trust' and says his Manchester United team-mates can learn from the young striker

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said he kept his trust in goalscorer Marcus Rashford after the teenager's decisive goal secured a place in the Europa League semi-final.

Rashford sent United into the last four after them to extra-time in a breathless encounter.

England's last European representatives came into the quarter-final second leg boosted by Sunday's surprisingly dominant win against Premier League leaders Chelsea and Henrikh Mkhitaryan's away goal.

Marcus Rashford celebrates scoring the winner against Anderlecht on Thursday night
Marcus Rashford celebrates scoring the winner against Anderlecht on Thursday night

The Armenian struck again early on but United were given a scare, with Anderlecht captain Sofiane Hanni bringing the tie level, before Rashford capped a man-of-the-match display with the goal that secured a 2-1 extra-time triumph - 3-2 on aggregate.