Marcus Rashford has been compared to Cristiano Ronaldo after his wonder-strike against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup.
The England striker scored with a breathtaking 30-yard free-kick to fire Manchester United into the quarter-finals of the competition.
The technique bore some similarity to the former United frontman Ronaldo as the ball looped over the Chelsea wall and dipped under Willy Caballero's crossbar.
Team-mate Victor Lindelof tweeted that he was "sure I've seen that somewhere before" while manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted: "It was a Cristiano-like goal."
Rashford had earlier given United the lead from the penalty spot, before Chelsea equalised through Michy Batshuayi.
"The boy has got nerves of steel. Takes a penalty, no problem. Steps up and hits the ball like he does and wins us the game, fantastic," Solskjaer said.
"Marcus has that strike in him. I've seen him in training so many times and it's got to be hitting the target soon, you think, because he's had a few efforts. Finally it goes in.
"We've travelled a lot in the last week. We've got a good team spirit and camaraderie. It shows the character of the team.
"We get the games where we want them. We've been leading 1-0 in many games and not kicked on. Today we were excellent, with fast flowing football. That's Manchester United. We're trying to get back to that.
"We know we're not the finished product, we're a work in progress and keep trying to improve."
A 2-1 defeat brought an end to Chelsea's seven-match winning streak, but even manager Frank Lampard had to admire Rashford's winner.
"It's great technique," said Lampard. "It was a stunning strike from him, at a time when I felt we were really in the ascendancy.
"We've had seven wins on the trot, with some taxing games in the Champions League. Our form in the league has been really good, and it's clear they are our priorities.
"I saw a lot of positive things. I hate losing but it's clear there is a bigger picture."
Defeat meant Chelsea failed to get a measure of revenge on United for their 4-0 defeat on the opening day of the season.
The teams have gone in opposite directions since then, with United struggling for form while Chelsea are fourth in the Premier League and joint top of their Champions League group.
However, United took a 25th-minute lead after Daniel James won the spot-kick, the winger getting across Marcos Alonso in the area before tumbling to the deck.
Rashford may have missed a penalty against Norwich at the weekend, but he showed no sign of nerves as he calmly sent Willy Caballero the wrong way.
They got their equaliser on the hour mark, Batshuayi nodding on Caballero's clearance before turning away from Harry Maguire.
The Belgian frontman outstripped Maguire and Victor Lindelof before firing past Rojo and into the corner of Sergio Romero's net.
But Rashford settled the match in the 73rd minute in spectacular fashion, lifting his shot over the wall and underneath Caballero's crossbar before sliding on his knees in celebration in front of a delirious away end.
In Wednesday's other League Cup clash, goals from Anwar El Ghazi and Ahmed Elmohamady saw Aston Villa edge past Wolves.
El Ghazi's close-range shot crept past Wolves goalkeeper John Ruddy to put the hosts ahead at Villa Park before Patrick Cutrone tapped in a Taylor Perry's pass to level the scores. But Elmohamady's flick from a Henri Lansbury free-kick gave Villa victory.
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Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.
Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.
“Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.
“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.
Mercer Wealth’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and insurance companies among others.
From its office in Dubai, Mercer also looks after Africa, India and Turkey, where they also see opportunity for growth.
Wealth creation in Middle East and Africa (MEA) grew 8.5 per cent to $8.1 trillion last year from $7.5tn in 2015, higher than last year’s global average of 6 per cent and the second-highest growth in a region after Asia-Pacific which grew 9.9 per cent, according to consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In the region, where wealth grew just 1.9 per cent in 2015 compared with 2014, a pickup in oil prices has helped in wealth generation.
BCG is forecasting MEA wealth will rise to $12tn by 2021, growing at an annual average of 8 per cent.
Drivers of wealth generation in the region will be split evenly between new wealth creation and growth of performance of existing assets, according to BCG.
Another general trend in the region is clients’ looking for a comprehensive approach to investing, according to Mr AbuShaban.
“Institutional investors or some of the families are seeing a slowdown in the available capital they have to invest and in that sense they are looking at optimizing the way they manage their portfolios and making sure they are not investing haphazardly and different parts of their investment are working together,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Some clients also have a higher appetite for risk, given the low interest-rate environment that does not provide enough yield for some institutional investors. These clients are keen to invest in illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure.
“What we have seen is a desire for higher returns in what has been a low-return environment specifically in various fixed income or bonds,” he said.
“In this environment, we have seen a de facto increase in the risk that clients are taking in things like illiquid investments, private equity investments, infrastructure and private debt, those kind of investments were higher illiquidity results in incrementally higher returns.”
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds, said in its 2016 report that has gradually increased its exposure in direct private equity and private credit transactions, mainly in Asian markets and especially in China and India. The authority’s private equity department focused on structured equities owing to “their defensive characteristics.”
