Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has followed Marcus Rashford 's career closely, dating way back to his emergence as a teenager at Manchester United . When the chance to sign the England forward on loan was put on the table this past summer, Flick's message to sporting director Deco was a simple one: "I told him we have to do it. Marcus is an outstanding player, exactly what we needed."

The plan was to ease Rashford in slowly, let him settle into life in a new country and slowly learn the mechanisms of what the Barça coach wants from him, but a series of injuries across the attacking positions have instead thrust him into a major role for the Spanish champions.

With 11 games played in all competitions, Rashford is one of just four players to have featured in every match -- the other th

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