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Manchester United star Marcus Rashford hopeful hat-trick gives Jose Mourinho and Sam Allardyce food for thought

Hat-trick hero Marcus Rashford hopes he has sent a message to Sam Allardyce and Jose Mourinho after his England Under-21 debut treble.

The Manchester United striker scored three in front of senior boss Allardyce to help the Young Lions to a 6-1 rout of Norway on Tuesday.

Rashford was left out of Allardyce's first senior squad for their 1-0 win in Slovakia on Sunday after playing at Euro 2016 and scoring on his debut against Australia in May.

But his goals, including a penalty to complete the treble, powered the Under-21s to within one win of qualifying for Euro 2017 and Rashford is hopeful Allardyce will have taken notice.