Overview
- Rashford started in Manchester United’s 5-2 win over Ipswich on Sunday, his first start for the club in about 626 days.
- The club assigned him the No.9 shirt this season and Rashford posted new tattoos showing both the No.9 and the No.14 with the caption “New number, Same mission…”.
- Barcelona declined to make last season’s loan permanent, prompting Rashford’s return to Old Trafford and Manchester’s decision to fold him back into the squad.
- Interim manager Michael Carrick described having Rashford back as feeling “like a new signing,” and teammates have publicly backed his reintegration, but his longer-term role will depend on form and fitness.
- Rashford’s season at Barcelona produced 49 appearances, 14 goals and two trophies, and reports say the new ink was done by celebrity tattooist Dale McGovern as a public sign of commitment that links his Barcelona chapter with his United future.