Marcus Rashford left Villa Park to return to Old Trafford after his loan deal expired. During his time playing for Aston Villa, the English striker played at a good level, not leaving an outstanding mark but not as bad as the period before being loaned.
Rashford is not part of the plan to rebuild the force under Ruben Amorim. The Portuguese strategist is leaving the door for Rashy to leave the team, thereby saving his career. The 27-year-old star himself is aware of this. If he had not been in the England squad for the 2026 World Cup, Rashford could have said goodbye to this stage when he is 32 years old at the 2030 World Cup.
Barcelona are currently very close to having Nico Williams sign. However, just a few months ago, the news that Blaugrana were interested in Marcus Rashford was confirmed by The Athletic. Right now, the Man United star is still dreaming of wearing the shirt of the Camp Nou team, even willing to reduce his salary.
Recently, controversy over the most suitable position for Rashford has been breaking out. He is too stuck when playing on the wing, a position he is considered to be a master of. However, when he moved to the center forward position, Rashford was not qualified enough to create trust with Unai Emery.
Rashford himself understands this and he is tending to move to the center forward position to play in the next phase of his career. Many previous stars, especially Ronaldo, have become superstars when they moved from wing play to central play.
"I felt more comfortable playing as a 'number 9'. There are many small details such as turning your backs towards the opponent's goal for me now it is easier. If I continue to appear in front of the opponent's goal, the danger will be more obvious.
Maybe my playing style is most similar to Thierry Henry. He plays freely on the left wing and in the central area. When I was young, I really liked to watch Henry's Premier League goalscoring videos" - Rashford shared with the Spanish channel Youtube xBuyer
Jose Mourinho, who led Man United for 3 years (2016 - 2018), was quite impressed with Rashford. The "Special One" talked about this in October 2019 but did not think that when playing at the center, the student would promote his abilities well.
"If he played as a centre-forward, I didn't think he could score 30 goals/season. Rashford probably wouldn't have performed well in the target striker position, he's suitable for the more profound role."
Determining the next direction in his career, especially his on-field position, is very important for Rashford. Currently, although the England team has a number of other strikers who can gradually replace Harry Kane, none are too outstanding, even Ollie Watkins.
For Rashford, in the last season in the Champions League, his performance against PSG as a striker left many bright spots. However, to truly be remembered as a classy "number 9", the English star needs to make more efforts.
Rashford has scored 4 goals and had 6 assists after 17 matches for Aston Villa. He has scored 138 goals in 426 appearances for Man United.
