MARCUS Rashford gets into the action on his Barcelona debut yesterday — after coming out at half-time for just 33 minutes.
The Three Lions striker, on a season-long loan from Man Utd, became the first Englishman to play for the Spanish giants since Gary Lineker between 1986 and 1989.
Legend Lineker said: “I expect Marcus will do well.”
Rashford, 27, helped Barca to a 3-1 victory in a friendly in Japan against local team Vissel Kobe.
We recently revealed how Rashford has has rekindled his relationship with former fiancée Lucia Loi.
She was with him when he signed for FC Barcelona.
The Three Lions ace, 27, and childhood sweetheart Lucia, 26, were together during a photoshoot before he was unveiled as the Catalan giants’ latest signing at the Camp Nou stadium.
She took his photo, then moved behind him to take another and seemingly checked his shirt before the Man United exile posed beside a traditional red British phone box.
Rashford was later seen emerging from the kiosk in a post on FC Barcelona’s social media, captioned: “Hello? Barca? For sure, I’m coming.”
The Sun understands that Rashford has asked calming influence Lucia, who works in PR, to help him settle in to life in Spain so he can focus on his football.
But they were not seen together until they were unwittingly snapped preparing for his phone box stunt.
A source said the pair have stayed close, despite their 2022 engagement fizzling out, and have grown close again of late.
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