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Michael Carrick has backed Marcus Rashford to cement his position in the Manchester United first team for an awful long time after his breakthrough season at Old Trafford. The 18-year-old has emerged as a key player for United since bursting onto the scene, scoring seven goals in his first 14 appearances for the club.Rashford was a relatively unknown talent until he deputised for the injured Anthony Martial in Uniteds Europa League last-32 time with Midtjylland in February. Carrick has likened the youngsters rise to a fairytale and believes he has the capabilities to remain an important part of Uniteds side for years to come.Speaking exclusively to Soccer Saturday, Carrick; Its a little bit of a fairytale in a way.If you have asked Marcus, he would have probably wanted to get himself into the U21s on a regular basis and taken it step by step. But he got thrown in after Anthonys injury and he has never looked back since. Marcus Rashford celebrates the first goal in the Manchester derby He seems to getting stronger, better and better, and he doesnt look out of place or as though hes is going to be a quick fix - he looks like hes got all the capabilities of being here for an awful long time.United continue their push for the top four at home to title-chasing Leicester City on Super Sunday, with victory for the Foxes enough to secure them a maiden top-flight crown at the home of the 20-time champions of England. Louis van Gaals side head into the game fresh from sealing their place in a first FA Cup final in nine years, following Saturdays last-gasp semi-final triumph over Everton.We are on a little run of wins which is nice, Carrick added. At the end of the day that is what it comes down to.At times this season we have played well - at Leicester for example - and we didnt win the game although we thought we deserved to win. Anthony Martial sent Manchester United into their first FA Cup final since 2007 with a late winner at Wembley Its about winning the games, though, there are times throughout the season when results havent always shown the performance but it works both ways, weve won when we havent been very good as well.At this stage its about winning and picking up points and finishing the season as strong as we can.Victory on Sunday, while halting Leicesters title charge, would see United stay in touch with Manchester City and Arsenal in the race for European qualification. Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Daley Blind, Antonio Valencia, Marcos Rojo, Chris Smalling, Anthony Martial and Ander Herrera celebrate as United reach the FA Cup fin Carrick admits a club of Manchester Uniteds stature should not be celebrating finishing in the top four, but it is still something he would like to achieve.Certainly, if you win the FA Cup then winning the cup in its own right is a success, the midfielder said. We havent won that for a long time.I dont think as a club we can be celebrating finishing fourth but, if we get into fourth, it gives us something to go for next season. That is how I see it.Watch Manchester United v Leicester City on Super Sunday, 2.05pm, Sky Sports 1 HD Also See: LVG involved in United planning Redknapp: Fourth wont save LVG No United agreement with Jose Poch keen to replicate Sir Alex Cheap Magic Jerseys Authentic . 5 Trade Deadline is drawing closer and teams will be deciding on whether to buy or sell. Jonathan Isaac Jersey . -- The court fight over NFL concussions should heat up soon as a judge in Philadelphia weighs the fairness of the proposed $765 million settlement. http://www.cheapmagicjerseys.com/?tag=ch...augustin-jersey. Top-seeded Djokovic, who is making only his second appearance this year after reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over 54th-ranked Istomin of Uzbekistan. 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It looked as though Chelsea would carry the narrow lead into the halftime interval, but City managed to equalize just two minutes later thanks to a great finish from David Silva. A brilliant cross from the right flank drew Thibault Courtois off his line and saw the Chelsea goalkeeper whiff on his attempted punch clear, and while Sergio Agueros thumping strike was heading wide of the post, Silva was arriving to guide the effort into the back of the net. The second half was devoid of many scoring opportunities, leaving the two sides to stay separated by five points. Chelsea remains at the top of the table with 53 points, followed closely by City on 48 points. Manchester United climbed to third place in table by cruising to a 3-1 defeat of Leicester City at Old Trafford on Saturday. The hosts were in front after 27 minutes when Robin van Persie latched on to Daley Blinds ball over the top and guided a first-time finish into the back of the net. Radamel Falcao doubled the advantage seven minutes later when he turned in a rebound from Angel Di Marias shot, and an own goal from Wes Morgan in the 44th minute saw the Red Devils head into the halftime interval three goals to the good. Marcin Wasilewski nodded home a cross from Marc AAlbrighton in the 80th minute to spoil David De Geas bid for a clean sheet, but United secured the win to improve to 43 points through 23 games and move one point clear of Southampton.dddddddddddd A pair of second-half goals helped Liverpool jump ahead of West Ham United in the table with a 2-0 defeat of the Hammers at Anfield on Saturday. Raheem Sterling handed the Reds the lead in the 51st minute, and Daniel Sturridge made a triumphant return from injury, coming on as a substitute to seal the win with a goal 10 minutes from time. Liverpool climbs to seventh place with 38 points to move two points ahead of West Ham. Jonathan Walters recorded a hat trick at the Britannia on Saturday to lead Stoke City to a 3-1 victory over lowly QPR. The Potters were in front after 21 minutes, but QPR remained within touching distance the rest of the way as Walters and Nico Kranjcar exchanged goals two minutes apart before the close of the first half. In the end, Stoke proved to be too much for the visitors to handle as Walters secured the win with a late header from distance. Christian Eriksen opened the scoring at the Hawthorns on Saturday, but Harry Kane netted a brace to help Tottenham collect maximum points from a 3-0 win over West Bromwich Albion. Everton picked up its first Premier League win since Dec. 15 as Romelu Lukakus goal in the second minute held up as the winner in a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace. And finally, Connor Wickham and new signing Jermain Defoe scored in the 20th and 34th minutes, respectively, to lift Sunderland to a crucial 2-0 victory over Burnley at the Stadium of Light. ' ' '