Barcelona president Joan Laporta warned that Marcus Rashford would be the last marquee arrival of the summer while the club focuses on thinning a squad with “too many players”. Rashford managed to extract himself from the Manchester United meat-grinder to secure a loan move to Barcelona this month,

On Sunday, Rashford, in turn, was afforded his debut appearance, en route to a 3-1 friendly downing of Vissel Kobe in Japan.