Marcus Rashford got his first taste of playing in Barcelona on Sunday as Barcelona finished their pre-season preparations.
Manchester United’s only significant exit so far this summer has been Marcus Rashford’s loan move to Barcelona, with the 27-year-old unable to work his way back into Ruben Amorim’s plans.
The Carrington graduate has made a bright start in Spain with Rashford scoring against Daegu last week during Barcelona’s tour of Asia.
Club president Joan Laporta has been impressed with Rashford, and he is already pushing for a starting spot in Hansi Flick’s side with one week to go until their La Liga campaign begins.
Spanish media rave about Marcus Rashford performance vs Como
United beat Fiorentina via penalties in their final pre-season friendly, with the Red Devils choosing to end their summer by returning to Old Trafford.
Barcelona did similarly and returned to the Estadi Johan Cruyff to face Cesc Fabregas’ Como. The Spanish giants put on an emphatic performance, winning 5-0.
Marcus Rashford was unable to get on the scoresheet but did set up Raphinha to add to his assist tally. A strong performance was marred by a few poor moments, including a poor one-on-one attempt.
But Spanish media were generally positive about Rashford’s display.
Mundo Deportivo summed Rashford’s performance up with one word – “Mobile”.
They added: “On paper, he started in the center, but dropped to the wing to open up the opposing defense. He received the ball twice inside the box, lacked instinct, missed a clear goal, but set up Raphinha for the third.”
Spanish outlet Football Espana gave Rashford an 8/10 rating, adding: “The prime candidate to cover for the injured Robert Lewandowski in the opening weeks of the season. Left the Como defenders for dust to tee up Raphinha.”
Marcus Rashford set to start the season for Barcelona
Rashford took a gamble joining Barcelona knowing the competition he would be facing for a starting spot.
Lamine Yamal and Raphinha have nailed down the spots out wide, while Robert Lewandowski has often been Barcelona’s star striker.
Before his move was completed, Rashford was open to playing as a striker despite struggling to fill that position at United.
Iffy106
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Rashford will make himself proud again and he will become Ballon d'Or contender next year
witeiksu
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As a Barca fan, I'm pretty much impressed by Rashford's performance. He's improving match by match.
Carvajal23
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This media should leave this guy alone , in 3games he has scored one goal and provided two assist. Surely he will do better in Barcelona .
kelvin77_
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rashford to win la liga and ucl before fake mbappe
nlkaihe92
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Thank you Barca fan for your support towards him...I'm a Chelsea fan but I truly believe in Rashford's abilities in field. Best of luck lad 🤞
Davichi
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Rashford showed flashes of the performance he's capable of giving. He still needs a lot of improvement and needs more confidence too. However, that was a fantastic assist for Raphinha's goal. Yamal - Raphinha - Rashford YR² 😄
Natt123
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There were many players at the start of the season at Barcelona struggled, Raphinha is a clear example. To be sincere I was one of his biggest supporters knowing that he can do better, and he lived up to it. I have explicit confidence in Rashford and believe he can make a great impact at Barcelona.
Nedaeiprsz
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He will surprise everyone