Marcus Rashford: “I’ve always been a huge admirer of Barcelona,” says tonight’s hero upon saying that playing for the storied Catalan is an amazing experience. “We want to win as much as possible. The fans want to see the team win and play good football. This isn’t an easy place to play football. The first half was cagey. It’s very difficult to play against this team.
On his excellent second goal: “It was a split second, I felt there was a gap. I thought try to get a shot off. Their player [Tonali] was trying to block it so I tried to lift it. I knew when I caught it it would take the keeper some going to stop it.”
Anthony Gordon: “Really tough game,” he tells TNT. “Top team. I felt we had the better moments but they kept possession. They made it really difficult for us to do our usual press and they controlled the game through that. They did very well at keeping the ball. Pedri and De Jong were fantastic.
“It’s a top level. Rashford scored two goals out of nowhere. It’s got to be the same for us and take the opportunities when they’re presented to us. That’s natural being human beings, 2-0 down to Barca feels like an uphill battle. We got the goal which is testament to our mentality. We were knackered.
“We can be proud of how we played. We gave it our best against one of the top teams in the planet. I didn’t think there was much in the game. We had the better moments but we need to put them away.”
