Marcus Rashford was extremely happy to land his 'incredible' Barcelona loan movement from Manchester United, Steve McManaman claimed.
Both Rashford and United have struggled in the last two seasons, with the attacker who was not hit in the Premier League on both occasions in the Premier League and the club is to a 15th place in the debut campaign of Ruben Amorim Hinkt.
And while Rashford now has the chance to prove himself in La Liga, McManaman is not even sure where his playing time comes from.
“It is certainly important that he touches the ground. I thought it was an incredible move for him to be honest: 'The expert started on Tuesday during an ESPN -Media event.
“The last few seasons in Manchester United, the way in which Manchester United performed – for him to leave and perhaps one of the most exciting teams in Europe, I thought:” He has a great agent. '
“Where does he fit? The answer is, I don't know. Because Raphinha, Robert [Lewandowski] and lamine [Yamal]They had the most incredible season, “McManaman continued. 'So you think that is in stone. You have Ferran [Torres] Behind them. They have moved a few players – if you look at the Barcelona team, they still need a few defenders … but they are going to bring in an attacker. So we wait. '
Rashford has played so far in four friendly matches for Barca and has opened his account earlier this month against the South Korean side Daegu.
He also produced a brutal open goal (to join an assist) against Como in the Joan Gamper trophy at the weekend.
The club still has to officially register the English star because of the constant financial problems, but McManaman root for the 27-year-old, while ESPN is preparing for another season of broadcasting La Liga matches on IT platforms in the US. He also suggested that Rashford could enter if a no. 9 if Lewandowski is confronted with fitness problems.
“I hope he is a huge success and I hope he will play,” said McManaman about Rashford. “Because it will benefit everyone when he plays.”
Rashford is of course not the only Englishman who is preparing for his first La Liga season.
Trent Alexander-Arnold has had a little more time to settle after his Blockbuster switch from Liverpool (and participation in the club World Cup), but former Liverpool and Real Madrid star McManaman Hoopfol will continue to adjust.
“He knows how to integrate in the side of Real Madrid, he knows how to adapt. He must learn the language as quickly as possible. I know he did his [introductory] Press conference in Spanish, but his Spanish is not so good. That was just a bit of the smoke and mirrors …, “he said.
“But he made a big impression. He knows how important Liverpool is. He knows that he has to keep the fans in Liverpool as happy as possible as they can, because he has left a cloud to a certain extent, although he received a nice welcome at the end of the season. He is a lot back there. He speaks a lot with people because I have spoken with those people, so I don't think there is really a problem. '
In the eyes of McManaman, Alexander-Arnold and Rashford will win their new fans and teammates by simply performing on the field.
But the former Galactico admitted that earning the support of the Spanish believers 'is also a bit of a PR exercise'.
“You show up, you say the right things, you laugh a lot … and then you try to score three on a Saturday.”
That would be quite a debut for Rashford, whose Barcelona their La Liga campaign against Mallorca starts on Saturday.
Alexander-Arnold and Real Madrid wait until Tuesday to start their campaign against Osasuna.