Six goals and assists in his last six games, Manchester United loanee is hitting his best form since 2023

In the summer Manchester United were faced with several long drawn-out exits that dragged all the way to deadline day.

The one outlier was a swift and clinical decision to offload a player who was the club’s highest active goalscorer for the club.

With 138 club goals for Manchester United, Marcus Rashford parted ways with the Red Devils for a new adventure, as per his stated wish last December.

After a January loan to Aston Villa, an agreement was struck in July to send him to Barcelona for the season, with a view to a permanent deal.

Rashford had a slow start in Spain, but over the past month, he has been flying.

Marcus Rashford form

Marcus Rashford provided an assist in Barcelona’s 2-1 victory over Real Sociedad, setting up the team’s opening goal with a cross for Jules Kounde.

The assist follows an impressive run from Rashford for club and country, where he now has six goals or assists in six games.

While still searching for his first La Liga goal, Marcus Rashford is making an impact in other ways, turning provider for Barcelona.

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He also has two Champions League goals, scoring a stunning brace in their victory against Newcastle.

It is a positive start that shows Rashford is settling in and finding some consistency, with the best output of any Manchester United loan player.

Marcus Rashford showed for Manchester United that he can be a streaky player, one who goes on impressive runs of form where he looks unplayable.

Manchester United saw this in 2022/23 when he scored 30 goals, including a brace against Barcelona in the Nou Camp.

Paul Scholes recently blasted Rashford, saying he can’t be happy for the forward after he ‘quit’ on Manchester United.

Rashford is concentrating on doing his football on the pitch, doing all he can to land a permanent move to Barcelona next summer.