Marcus Rashford makes surprise assessment of Manchester United draw as Barcelona dealt Gavi blow

Here are your Manchester United evening headlines for Thursday, February 16.

Marcus Rashford makes surprise statement about Manchester United's draw vs Barcelona

Marcus Rashford has said Manchester United's 2-2 draw against Barcelona on Thursday night 'felt like a loss'.

Although it was goalless at half-time at Camp Nou, Barcelona broke the deadlock with a header from Marcos Alonso immediately after the interval, but Rashford produced an outstanding, well-taken equaliser just moments later.

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After drawing level, it took just seven minutes for United to score again after stellar work again from Rashford at a corner. The forward beat his man from a corner routine and his dangerous ball into the box eventually led to a Barcelona own goal.

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Barcelona suffer major blow as Gavi ruled out of Europa League second leg

Barcelona midfielder Gavi will miss the Europa League play-off second-leg clash with Manchester United after picking up his third booking in Europe this season.

The 18-year-old was shown a yellow card in the second period after pulling Fred to the ground in an attempt to prevent a Reds counter-attack. As a result, he will now be suspended for the reverse leg at Old Trafford next Thursday after being booked for a third time in Europe.

Gavi was booked against Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League earlier this season, and as per UEFA rules, those bookings carry over to every European competition. The youngster has made 32 appearances in all competitions for the Catalan outfit this term.

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