Man United head coach Michael Carrick hails Marcus Rashford ahead of expected Red Devils return against AC Milan

By Matt Law | 13 Aug 2026 18:01, Last updated: 13 Aug 2026 18:03

Manchester United caput manager Michael Carrick has said that Marcus Rashford 'can connection truthful much' to the Red Devils, having returned to the nine this summer.

Barcelona turned down the accidental to motion Rashford connected a imperishable ground contempt the England planetary scoring 14 goals and registering 14 assists successful 49 appearances portion connected indebtedness astatine the Catalan nine past term.

The 28-year-old's Man United vocation looked to beryllium implicit erstwhile helium fell retired with erstwhile Red Devils caput manager Ruben Amorim successful the second stages of 2024.

Rashford has since spent clip connected indebtedness astatine Aston Villa and Barcelona, but helium is present backmost with Man United and acceptable to beryllium progressive successful Saturday's pre-season affable with AC Milan.

Carrick has said that the guardant tin springiness the squad "something a small spot different" successful a beardown proposition that helium volition beryllium staying this summer.

Carrick drops large hint that Rashford volition enactment astatine Man United

“Marcus is our subordinate and he’s portion of the radical similar anybody else. He came in, he’s trained truly well. I’ve known him a agelong time, similar I’ve known immoderate of the others a agelong time, truthful I don’t dainty him immoderate antithetic to anybody else, but it’s been bully to person him astir the radical again this week," The Athletic quotes Carrick arsenic saying. "I’m truly affirmative with that.”

When questioned straight connected whether Rashford would beryllium staying beyond the extremity of the summertime transportation window, Carrick said: “He’s a precise bully player, Marcus, and if you’re going to person a vocation implicit 10 oregon 15 years, there’s going to beryllium times erstwhile things spell successful a antithetic direction.

"Alright, that happens. There are ups and downs, and that doesn’t justice you arsenic a one-off of judgement. It’s what happens implicit time, and present we’re successful a affirmative spot arsenic a group, and Marcus tin connection america truthful much. He has done, and helium tin bash again, truthful successful that respect, it’s rather exciting.

“He gives america thing a small spot antithetic successful the group.”

Rashford is acceptable to beryllium progressive vs. AC Milan connected Saturday

Rashford has scored 138 goals and registered 79 assists successful his 426 appearances for Man United successful each competitions, portion his declaration with the nine is owed to tally until June 2028.

The guardant is highly improbable to commencement Saturday's pre-season affable with Milan but is expected to beryllium progressive disconnected the seat against Amorim's team.

Rashford could past perchance beryllium successful a presumption 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 August 22.