Marcus Rashford's irresistible form in the Premier League has helped Manchester United amass seven straight victories under Solskjaer. While Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is rightly credited with the upturn of the team's fortunes, Rashford was already making waves before his arrival.

He replaced Romelu Lukaku in the starting line up and improved a lot under the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. He prefers the No.9 role and is beginning to show why he is irreplaceable at Old Trafford at the moment.

Under Solskjaer, Rashford has scored a remarkable five goals in just six Premier League games. At just 20, his potential is frightening. To many, Marcus Rashford is the most exciting young striker in the league.

However, Manchester City supporters do have something to say about that assertion. They also have an exciting 21-year-old Brazilian international, Gabriel Jesus, in their ranks. Jesus' no fear dribbling, creativity, and deadly finishing have seen him take the Premier League by storm since his arrival in the league two seasons ago.

A battle for game time with Sergio Aguero, City's all-time leading goal scorer, is still his biggest challenge at Manchester City. While it is fair to say that Aguero is still the number one striker in Pep Guardiola's team, Gabriel Jesus has been effective in his limited opportunities.

We are talking about two young strikers who possesses great potential. So let's try to settle the debate of who is the best young striker in Manchester right now.

A striker will always be measured in terms of the goal they score. So far at Manchester United, Rashford has scored 41 goals in 150 appearances. Gabriel Jesus, on the other hand, has scored 36 goals in just 78 games at Manchester City.

So while Rashford has more goals, Jesus has a superior goal ratio, meaning he is more likely to score when he is on the pitch. However, Rashford has rarely played as a No.9 while Jesus had the luxury to play more often in that position. Also, one should take into account that Rashford played under conservative managers like Jose Mourinho and Louis van Gaal.

This season, Rashford has a total of eight goals in the Premier League while Jesus has five goals. At the national team level, Rashford, who scored on his debut for England against Australia, has scored six goals in his 31 England appearances. For Brazil, Jesus has scored 11 goals in 24 games in the famous yellow shirt. Again, Jesus has a better goal ratio than Rashford.

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While goals are important, they are not everything. There is much more to Marcus Rashford than goals. His ability to create opportunities for his teammates, his set-piece quality, and his habit of scoring goals from distance can arguably make him a more all-around member of a team than Jesus.

These two players are very close in terms of potential and only the future will tell who will have the most success in their career. As of now, we should all sit back and enjoy these two players.