Gareth Southgate hails 'tremendous talent' Marcus Rashford as England striker marks 150th game for Man United with another winning goal By Adam Shergold for MailOnline Published: 06:43 GMT, 21 January 2019 | Updated: 06:44 GMT, 21 January 2019 Viewcomments England manager Gareth Southgate has praised 'tremendous talent' Marcus Rashford after the striker reached 150 appearances for Manchester United. The 21-year-old marked the milestone with the winning goal as United made it seven wins from seven under interim coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer by beating Brighton 2-1 on Saturday. That was Rashford's 41st goal for United, putting him ahead of even Cristiano Ronaldo at the same stage of his career. Marcus Rashford celebrates scoring on his 150th Manchester United appearance on Saturday The England striker curled home a spectacular winner as United defeated Brighton 2-1 England manager Gareth Southgate, who was honoured by the Football Writers' Association following the World Cup semi-final run, was full of praise for Rashford He has also scored six goals in 31 outings for England and Three Lions boss Southgate believes this is just the beginning for one of the brightest talents of his generation. 'Given that he's only 21, he will definitely continue to improve,' Southgate said as he was honoured by the Football Writers' Association after England's run to the World Cup semi-finals. 'When you have a mindset like he has and a desire to be as good as he wants to be, then that will happen. 'He's a tremendous talent, we've known that for a long time and with us, he's scored three goals in the period after the World Cup. 'And he's showing great signs with his club of maturing and getting stronger and playing with the belief - and that is so important for young players.' Southgate congratulates Rashford following England's penalty shoot-out win over Colombia The young striker has scored six goals in 31 appearances for England to date Man United fixtures Premier League unless stated January 25 Arsenal (A) FA Cup fourth round January 29 Burnley (H) February 3 Leicester City (A) February 9 Fulham (A) February 12 Paris Saint-Germain (H) Champions League last-16, first leg Solskjaer has helped bring the best from Rashford by starting him regularly in the centre forward role, ahead of Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku. Under former manager Jose Mourinho, Rashford tended to occupy a wider role in the United side. Asked about Rashford's best position, Southgate said: 'I think that's still to be decided really. He's played a lot of his football as a No 9, he's played a lot of his football either side of a front three. 'In the modern game, I think flexibility, particularly in those attacking positions [is so important]. When I think of United from years ago with [Cristiano] Ronaldo, [Wayne] Rooney, [Carlos] Tevez, all three of them would pop up in different areas of the pitch. 'That fluidity is difficult to mark, so I don't think it's important what his best position is but I think it's important he is playing, and playing well, and developing and showing that confidence.' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility