'We can hurt them' - Man United's Marcus Rashford sends message to Barcelona ahead of second leg

Marcus Rashford has told Barcelona that Manchester United "know we can hurt them" after playing their part in a brilliant first leg at the Nou Camp.

United could have won an enthralling game in the Europa League play-off round, but had to settle for a 2-2 draw. Marcus Rashford turned the game on its head, scoring and then forcing a Jules Kounde own goal after Marcos Alonso had given Barcelona the lead.

But Raphinha scored an equaliser to set up a wild finale and the two teams will do it all again at Old Trafford next Thursday, having produced a Europa League classic in Catalonia.

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Rashford was disappointed to have to settle for a draw, with United missing a host of excellent chances before he slammed in a finish from a tight angle for his 22nd goal of the season.

The forward was also frustrated not to win a free-kick when he looked to be tripped by Kounde just outside the box, but he believes there is plenty of encouragement from the performance ahead of the return leg.

"I feel like in the circumstances today it's disappointing, I felt that we were in good shape and we were hurting them," he told MUTV.

"It's a massive moment for me at 2-1, it’s a foul, it's outside the box. It's a red card and it changes the dynamics of the game. I don't understand why the referee thinks that I'm going down. I’m one-on-one with the ‘keeper, there’s no gain for me to go down, so I’m confused with that decision.

"We have to move on now. [This] is a result that we can take back. We can definitely take back the performance. We have a league game in between but for the next game we know we can hurt them.

"I thought they started the game really well. They were in good control and possession. We