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Fri 17 February 2023 | 9:20

"It feels like a loss", says Rashford after Manchester United's draw at Barcelona

Manchester United star Marcus Rashford criticised the referee after a 2-2 draw against Barcelona at Camp Nou.

Manchester United

and

Barcelona

clash in the first leg of the Europe League playoff round finished in a 2-2 draw on Thursday.

Rashford

scored his 22nd goal of the season against Barcelona. He is only the third player in Manchester United history who has managed to score at Camp Nou.

After the game, Rashford criticised the referee for failing to show the second yellow card to Jules Kounde.

"It's a massive moment in the game,"

Rashford said.

"To be honest, I've not watched it back, but in the moment, I don't understand why the linesman or the referee thinks why I'm going down there.

"I've touched it, went past him, my foot is in front of the ball and he hits my leg. It's clear contact. It's not a penalty but it's 100% a foul for me, but like I've said, I've not watched it back."

Man United lost with one goal in the first half, but they scored two goals in the second half until Xavi's side managed to equalize late in the game. Rashford admitted that this draw feels like a loss to him.

Rashford conceded:

"It feels like a loss.

"I think we did well to get back into the game, the first half was probably in favour of them. We stayed calm, we stayed composed, we tried to make chances when we could.

"In the second half, we scored two goals in quick succession and we felt in control of the outcome, but they're a good team with more players. I just think we were searching for the chances more [second half], maybe because we were a goal behind.

"You have to expect them to [fight back]. They've got a lot of top players, high-quality players and if you give them time on the ball, they're going to hurt you and it's as simple as that."


source: SportMob



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