Man United head coach Michael Carrick drops major hint over Marcus Rashford's future at Old Trafford

By Matt Law | 20 Aug 2026 17:56, Last updated: 20 Aug 2026 17:58

Manchester United caput manager Michael Carrick has dropped different large hint that Marcus Rashford volition beryllium staying with the nine beyond the extremity of this summer's transportation window.

Rashford featured disconnected the seat against AC Milan successful Man United's last pre-season friendly past weekend, having returned to Old Trafford pursuing a indebtedness spell astatine Barcelona.

The England international's aboriginal remains the taxable of overmuch speculation heading towards the extremity of the summertime market.

Barcelona are believed to beryllium considering making a precocious effort to re-sign the forward, portion a fig of clubs from Turkey are thought to beryllium interested.

However, Carrick has dropped different hint that Rashford volition beryllium staying this summer.

Man United caput manager Carrick hints astatine Rashford stay

"It's been beauteous evident since Marcus came backmost grooming with Kobbie [Mainoo] and Licha [Martinez] beauteous overmuch successful Dublin that he's travel backmost fantastically well," Carrick told reporters during Thursday's property conference.

"He's enjoying his football, helium looks fit, helium looks sharp, helium looks strong, helium looks acceptable to play football. So I've been delighted with him since he's travel back.

"Yeah, of course, helium tin play done the middle, helium has done. I wouldn't accidental it's needfully his fig 1 position, but helium tin bash that. And I deliberation we've got forwards that springiness america that flexibility close crossed the beforehand line, we've utilized each of them beauteous overmuch successful somewhat antithetic roles.

"So I deliberation for america to person that enactment is truly bully for the season, obviously."

Rashford is acceptable to beryllium progressive successful Man United's clash with Hull

Rashford is apt to beryllium included successful the Man United squad for the team's opening lucifer of the 2026-27 Premier League run against Hull City connected Saturday afternoon.

The 28-year-old spent the 2025-26 run connected indebtedness astatine Barcelona, scoring 14 goals and registering 14 assists successful 49 appearances, but the Catalan outfit turned down the accidental to motion him connected a imperishable ground for £26m.

Rashford has a declaration with Man United until the summertime of 2028, portion helium has scored 138 goals and registered 79 assists successful 426 appearances for the Red Devils.

Carrick has besides issued a squad quality update for the Hull fixture, with the 20-time English champions acceptable to person a treble boost for the clash with the Tigers.