Marcus Rashford Produces Brilliant Skill Against Raphinha to Set Up Man United Goal

Marcus Rashford Produces Brilliant Skill Against Raphinha to Set Up Man United Goal

Isaac Darko
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:25 PM
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  • Marcus Rashford produced a brilliant skill against Raphinha to set up Manchester United's second
  • Manchester United and Barcelona shared the spoils at Camp Nou in the Europa League play off
  • The return leg is scheduled to take place at Old Trafford next week Thursday

Barcelona hosted Manchester United at Camp Nou on Thursday evening in a fixture that was as tight as it was physical.

Amid all the tough challenges in the middle of the park, Marcus Rashford handed Raphinha a taste of his own medicine to set up United's second goal.

Rashford was a constant threat for the Barcelona defenders as they struggled to contain the England forward throughout the game.

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Marcus Rashford produced a brilliant skill against Raphinha to set up Manchester United's second goal/Credit: @eurofoot
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The 25-year-old Red Devil proved just why he is one of the most in-form players in Europe at the moment with a lovely piece of skill to create the second goal for the English side.

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The Englishman found himself up against Raphinha in the 58th minute on the right flank of the pitch.

Thanks to some excellent footwork and a sudden change of direction, Rashford breezed past the former Leeds United star like he was nothing before heading off into the box.

Manchester United 2-2 Barcelona

Barcelona and Manchester United shared a gripping 2-2 draw at Camp Nou on Thursday as the two European heavyweights traded blows in an intense Europa League play-off first leg.

Marcos Alonso sent Barcelona in front with a header but the superb Marcus Rashford drilled home to level for the visitors and helped force a Jules Kounde own goal which gave United the lead.

Raphinha's cross flew in to pull Barcelona level and they might won the game when Andreas Christensen hit the post late on, while the hosts also wanted a penalty after Fred appeared to handle in the box.

Arsenal interested in Marcus Rashford

Meanwhile, according to Football Insider, Mikel Arteta is a big admirer of the England international and would love Arsenal to sign the Red Devils academy graduate.

This fresh revelation comes after Mirror UK reported that Paris Saint-Germain is interested in signing the 25-year-old on a free transfer and are willing to offer him a mouthwatering salary of £850,000 per week.

Rashford's car has wrong plates

Rashford may be in scintillating form and rarely misses on the pitch, but he missed the target off the pitch, Sports Brief has reported.

He has been driving with the wrong number plate on his car, due to a reported error from when the car was fetched from the supplier.

The £200,000-a-week player drives a McLaren 765 LT, but the number plate on his car was registered to another driver's Skoda Citigo.

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Isaac Darko is a La Liga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga editor at Sports Brief with a Degree in Journalism and Communications from Ghana Institute of Journalism (2010)