Marcus Rashford latest: Man United head coach Michael Carrick drops major update on attacker's future

By Matt Law | 12 Aug 2026 22:50, Last updated: 12 Aug 2026 22:54

Manchester United caput manager Michael Carrick has dropped a beardown hint that Marcus Rashford volition beryllium staying with the Red Devils beyond the extremity of this summer's transportation window.

Barcelona decided against signing Rashford connected a imperishable ground contempt the England planetary having a affirmative indebtedness spell astatine the nine during the 2025-26 campaign, scoring 14 goals and registering 14 assists successful 49 appearances successful each competitions.

Rashford's Man United vocation looked to beryllium implicit erstwhile helium fell retired with erstwhile Red Devils caput manager Ruben Amorim, which led to the guardant joining Aston Villa connected indebtedness successful January 2025.

However, Barcelona's determination not to get the 28-year-old connected a imperishable ground has led to him returning to Man United this summer.

Carrick suggests Rashford volition beryllium staying astatine Man United

The guardant was not progressive successful Wednesday's pre-season affable against Leeds United but is owed to beryllium progressive against AC Milan connected Saturday.

After the clash with Leeds, which Man United won connected penalties pursuing a 1-1 draw, Carrick suggested that Rashford would beryllium staying astatine Old Trafford this summer.

"He's our player. He's travel backmost great. He's conscionable similar immoderate different player. I've known Marcus a agelong time. He gives america thing a small spot different," Carrick told ITV Sport.

"He has been successful large spirits since he's been back, he's been backmost 2 oregon 3 days, trained, and it's beauteous mean to beryllium honest. We are looking guardant to the commencement of the season."

The guardant has 138 goals and 79 assists successful his 426 appearances for Man United successful each competitions, portion his declaration with the Red Devils is owed to tally until June 2028.

Rashford future: What happens now?

The program is for Rashford to beryllium progressive against AC Milan connected Saturday, with the guardant perchance earning immoderate minutes disconnected the seat this weekend.

Rashford could past beryllium successful the squad erstwhile Man United unfastened their 2026-27 Premier League run against newly-promoted Hull City connected August 22.

An exit this summertime has inactive not been wholly ruled out, but it is apt that the attacker volition enactment astatine Old Trafford beyond the transportation deadline.