Marcus Rashford admits he has had to quickly toughen up after breaking into Manchester United’s first team.
The 18-year-old striker has been playing first-team football for less than a year and has already forced his way into the England team.
And Rashford has revealed he has had to learn how to withstand extra physical treatment from senior players.
“A little bit, but you don’t go through a game of football without having a knock,” he told Inside United.
“I don’t think I have done that for years. It does toughen you up.
“When you get the first knock it kinds of wakes you up, you know they are men and it is not like Under-18s when you can take loads of knocks and know you will be fine, that you won’t feel anything after the game.
“You definitely get harder knocks but it helps. You just get up and get on __with the game, and then you can give it to them back.
“It’s important and when you’re young I think you need those types of game.”