Manchester United star Zlatan Ibrahimovic urges Marcus Rashford caution but insists he will 'take over everything'

The 18-year-old made a positive impact when introduced at half time of the Manchester derby

Marcus Rashford scored a last-minute winner against Hull (Getty Images)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has warned fans to be patient with Marcus Rashford, but the Manchester United starlet will soon ‘take over everything’.

Rashford is yet to start a game under Jose Mourinho this season after being named in the starting XI 18 times in three months under Louis van Gaal last season.

However, after coming off the bench to score the winner against Hull and bagging a hat-trick for England under-21s in midweek, the 18-year-old was brought on at half time as United trailed 2-1 in the Manchester derby.

His introduction changed the way the Red Devils played and put City on the back foot and Rashford was desperately unlucky not to score the equaliser, with his shot taking a slight deflection off Ibrahimovic’s offside knee on its way to the back of the net.

But the Swede has urged caution in the hype surrounding Rashford.

“First of all, he’s 18, he’s still young,” Ibrahimovic told MUTV. “He has a lot of time.

“I think the way you have to approach a player like that, where everyone is talking about the talent and what he’s able to do and what kind of potential he has, is to remember he still has a lot of time.

“It’s not like he needs to take over the world today, the club knows that, the coach knows that and the team knows that.

“We know his quality and what he’s able to do. What the world is seeing now, we already know because we see it every day.

“There is no need to push him and put him in the heat zone and put a lot of pressure on him because that can have the opposite effect.

“Time by time, he will take over everything. It’s about having patience.”

At 34, Ibrahimovic is at the other end of his career but has promised to do all he can to help Rashford develop into a world-class player.

“I’ll help him every day, him and all the others, in any way I can. I’m happy it gives an effect but, even if I was not here, they would still do good.”