2<\/p>\n Rashford thrived on loan at Barcelona last seasonCredit: Getty<\/p>\n Rashford hasn’t played for Man United<\/a> since the back end of 2024, spending time on loan at Aston Villa<\/a> then Barcelona<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, with Barcelona not signing the England forward permanently this summer \u2013 having already bought his international teammate Anthony Gordon<\/a> \u2013 Rashford is back with Man United for pre-season after helping his country to third place at the World Cup.<\/p>\n That’s after talkSPORT’s Jamie O’Hara urged Tottenham to ‘break the bank’ to sign him<\/a>.<\/p>\n Rashford must show ‘full commitment’<\/p>\n But if Rashford is to be reintegrated successfully into the Old Trafford set-up by Michael Carrick<\/a>, he has to show he’s all in.<\/p>\n READ MORE ON TALKSPORT<\/p>\n Speaking on talkSPORT’s Sunday Session, host Hugh Woozencroft asked: “Will Marcus Rashford<\/a>‘s reintegration send a message to the rest of the squad about what behaviour is going to be expected by Michael Carrick? It’s not a group full of Roy Keanes; it’s a very delicate changing room. <\/p>\n “Rashford said he wanted a new challenge<\/a> and unless you can be 100 per cent sure he is completely committed to Man United\u2026 he’s shown he wasn’t fully committed the last time he was at the club\u2026 how can you be sure he’s going to be this time around?”<\/p>\n Rashford first left Man United on loan to join Aston Villa for the second half of the 2024\/25 season.<\/p>\n He subsequently spent the 2025\/26 campaign with Barcelona, scoring 14 goals in all competitions that saw him win the LaLiga title and regain his spot in the England squad.<\/p>\n But Gray has warned the 28-year-old he’ll have to accept playing less of a starring role back at Man United, as well as explain his past departure, should he remain there.<\/p>\n “There’s a few things here,” he replied to Woozencroft. “The most important one is, if Rashford has a future at Man United, he has to do an almighty statement of why he wants to be at Man United and what the reasons were to leave the club in the first place. I think that’s a priority that he has to do.<\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n Rashford took his England caps tally to 78 this summerCredit: Getty<\/p>\n “If he does stay then he’s got to get used to being a bit-part player.<\/p>\n “He’s not first on the list; he’s not going to be playing every week…[Bryan] Mbuemo, [Matheus] Cunha, [Benjamin] Sesko, Amad to name a few. They’ve caught up to and if not surpassed Rashford.<\/p>\n “Spain is not England. He did very well, but he can play at Barcelona at a different level to what he can at Man United. He can’t deny that the Premier League<\/a> is 100mph \u2013 he’s going to have to get himself super fit in pre-season.<\/p>\n “We saw the good and the bad of Rashford for England at the World Cup<\/a>\u2026 can Man United utilise him in a way they can expect to see the good side and bad side? If they do that and he stays\u2026 Rashford has got to expect that he isn’t going to play every game.”<\/p>\n Rashford returns to find his number taken<\/p>\n Rashford appeared in six of England’s eight matches at the World Cup, scoring in the Three Lions’ opening 4-2 win over Croatia.<\/p>\n His last outing for Man United came in a Europa League victory away to Viktoria Plzen in December 2024.<\/p>\n![\"Marcus](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/marcus-rashford-fc-barcelona-celebrates-1072892028.jpg\")
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