Man City's Iheanacho relishing Rashford comparisons


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 11 May 2016

Football Soccer - Manchester City v Stoke City - Barclays Premier League - Etihad Stadium - 23/4/16 Kelechi Iheanacho celebrates scoring the fourth goal for Manchester City Reuters / Andrew Yates Livepic/Files

(Reuters) - Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho said he was enjoying comparisons with Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford and that the rivalry with his fellow teenage sensation will spur him to greater heights.

Iheanacho, 19, has scored 13 goals in 34 games in all competitions in his debut campaign for City, while 18-year-old Rashford has netted seven goals in 16 games so far, including the winner in the Manchester derby in March.

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