Marcus Rashford fires clear message to Man Utd in Barcelona Champions League reminder

Marcus Rashford extended his remarkable streak for Barcelona during their Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain. The Manchester United loanee made his sixth start for the Catalan outfit, continuing an exceptional spell of recent displays. Across his previous five outings, he has chalked up five assists, with the most recent coming against PSG.

After Lamine Yamal won possession high up the field and sparked a swift break, Rashford threaded a pinpoint delivery across the penalty area for Ferran Torres to tuck the ball into the bottom left corner. It marked his fifth assist in nine appearances for the Spanish heavyweights, having also found the net twice during that period.

Barcelona were chasing their second triumph in the competition after claiming a 2-1 win at Newcastle in the opening round of matches. The 27-year-old netted both goals on his return to England.

Head coach Hansi Flick has expressed satisfaction with the winger's adjustment, recently telling Marca: "Everyone could see it in the last games. In Newcastle [scoring two goals] he gained a lot of confidence. It's not always easy, he came from another league. He is adapting well."

Rashford moved to Barcelona on a season-long loan in July after Reds boss Ruben Amorim made it clear he was not part of his plans.

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The Catalan club have the option to make the move permanent in 2026 for a fee of £30million. Barcelona's sporting director, Deco, has suggested that the future of the England international is still up in the air.

"It's too early to talk about decisions for next season, but what matters is that we're happy with him," he stated earlier this week.

"What we thought he could bring to us, he's bringing. He's a very high-level player; he exploded very early, then he had great seasons at United, then he had years of more complicated management with changes of coaches, and perhaps he struggled too because they demanded a lot of things from him there."

The English star still has three years left on his contract at Old Trafford, which he signed in July 2023, following a career-best 30-goal season in the 2022/23 campaign for the Reds.