Marcus Rashford was key in his side holding out for a draw in what was a frantic and exciting European tie at Camp Nou on Thursday.
Marcus Rashford was the game-changer yet again for Manchester United as they secured a 2-2 draw with Barcelona at Camp Nou on Thursday.
The Red Devils looked strong in the first leg of their Europa League play-off tie against Xavi's men but they were unfortunate to give away two fairly soft goals to Marcos Alonso and Raphinha.
Rashford produced a fine finish at the near post for United's first goal and a strong cross that resulted in an own goal from Jules Kounde, while Erik ten Hag owes a lot to Casemiro and Raphael Varane, who were solid when it came to the defensive work.
GOAL rates Manchester United's players from Camp Nou…
- Getty
Goalkeeper & Defence
David de Gea (7/10):
Made a strong save to deny Robert Lewandowski early and was reliable other than when Raphinha's long range effort snuck past him.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka (4/10):
Defensively horrendous as he ended up overwhelmed and made it easy for Barca to create danger from his side.
Raphael Varane (8/10):
Tasked with keeping Lewandowski quiet, he did well to prevent the hitman getting time on the ball.
Luke Shaw (7/10):
Another strong performance in the middle of defence for the away team, giving nothing away.
Tyrell Malacia (6/10):
Worked hard down the left side as always and put in some heavy tackles to keep Barca out. Pushed forward a lot to offer an option in attack, too.
Advertisement
- Getty Images
Midfield
Casemiro (8/10):
Vital in protecting the back-four to maintain control in midfield and mopped behind the defence at times, but a nervy moment late on when he hit his team's post.
Fred (7/10):
Got forward to help out in attack but offered no challenge for Marcos Alonso for the opening goal. His neat pass set up Rashford's equaliser.
Bruno Fernandes (7/10):
Carved out big chances for the away side as their most creative player. Was their best player in the first half and was key in the second.
- Getty Images
Attack
Jadon Sancho (6/10):
Wasted a great chance in the second half but helped create a good one for Rashford. Still should have done more to help out his side.
Wout Weghorst (6/10):
His poorly placed effort ruined a great goal scoring opportunity in the first half. Was busy pressing the Barca defence when United were out of possession.
Marcus Rashford (8/10):
A strong charge forward, neat touch and fine finish to equalise and then his cross started the trouble that resulted in Jules Kounde's own goal.
ENJOYED THIS STORY?
Add GOAL.com as a preferred source on Google to see more of our reporting
- Getty Images
Subs & Manager
Alejandro Garnacho (5/10):
Came on in the last 10 minutes for Jadon Sancho but could did not get much of a chance to affect the game as Barca pushed for a late winner.
Erik ten Hag (7/10):
Set his team up well for a difficult trip to Camp Nou. They were the more dangerous team in the first half and responded well to going a goal down.