Gary Lineker has heaped praise on Marcus Rashford after his magnificent display for Barcelona against Newcastle, labelling the forward an ‘immense talent’.

Rashford announced he was keen for a fresh challenge away from Manchester United midway through last season and completed a temporary move to Barca – following an impressive loan spell at Aston Villa – towards the end of the summer transfer window.

Once the star man at Old Trafford and a poster boy for United’s academy, Rashford had fallen out of favour in the first-team, with Ruben Amorim publicly questioning the attacker’s work ethic and professionalism on the training ground.

But Rashford has shown glimpses of his undoubted quality in his early showings for Barca and produced undoubtedly his finest performance yet as the Spanish c

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