Marcus Rashford is back at Manchester United after Barcelona decided not to sign him permanently. The 28-year-old forward featured in his second successive league match on Sunday, coming off during the 2-2 draw with Everton after Ainsley Maitland-Niles scored from distance to deny United back-to-back wins.
Rashford's Barcelona message
Following the match, Rashford posted on Instagram, sharing a statement with his 22.3 million followers. "So unlucky not to come away with all the points today! The results will come. Big week coming up starting with Thursday's game," he wrote.
Notably, two of his former loan teammates from Barcelona were among those commenting: Roony Bardghji and Fermin Lopez. Bardghji wrote "Man like Rashy" while Fermin simply posted a clapping hands and love-heart eyes emoji.
The pair clearly haven't forgotten the 28-year-old, who had been strongly linked with a permanent return to the Camp Nou following his stint there. However, the forward has ultimately remained at Old Trafford to rebuild his United career under Michael Carrick.
Neville lambasts error
Patrick Dorgu, who came on as a substitute for Rashford against Everton, has drawn sharp criticism from former United defender Gary Neville. On his Gary Neville Podcast, the Sky Sports pundit dissected the closing moments of the match that led to Maitland-Niles grabbing the equaliser.
"That last goal is a really bad one. Dorgu, for some reason, chases out and presses – isolated press. Andrey Santos then doesn't go cover behind him and stays back," he said.
"It just gets played past Dorgu. It's a massive mistake that. It's a massive mistake from Dorgu but he might have been told to go press by Santos. But it just strikes me as a lack of communication."
