MARCUS RASHFORD received a standing ovation by Barcelona fans amid his impressive loan stint from Manchester United.
Rashford, 28, was unceremoniously shipped out of Old Trafford to Barca in the summer after falling out of favour under manager Ruben Amorim, who also dumped him at Aston Villa for the second half of last season.
The star forward struggled at Man Utd the last couple of seasons but he has turned a corner with the Blaugrana, where he will spend the rest of the campaign.
The England international shone bright during the Catalan giants’ 3-1 victory over Elche in LaLiga at Montjuic Olympic Stadium.
Rashford scored Barcelona‘s third and put together another impressive performance for Hansi Flick’s side.
So much so that the United loanee received a warm applause from standing home fans on 74 minutes when he came off for Robert Lewandowski.
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Rashford has now scored six goals and bagged seven assists in 14 appearances with Barca.
The winger is hoping the reigning Spanish champions will exercise their option to buy him in June.
Lamine Yamal opened the scoring for Barcelona with Ferran Torres doubling the hosts’ lead in the first half
Rafa Mir put Elche back in the game just before half-time but Rashford sealed the three points on 61 minutes.
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Barcelona are now second in LaLiga with five points separating them from leaders Real Madrid.
Rashford counts 138 goals and 78 assists in 426 appearances with United in the last 10 years.
But Amorim has now found new players to spearhead his attack, such as Benjamin Sesko, Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha.
