Marcus Rashford’s childhood dream turned into a nightmare after a clash of personalities, tactics and an ill-informed nightclub trip.

Rasmus Hojlund remains the only natural No.9 at Old Trafford. Joshua Zirkzee, Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha can fill in, but neither is seen as the main man for that role. And with a long season ahead, manager Ruben Amorim reportedly wants another striker who can hit the ground running.

The forward was meant to spend his whole career at the local club where it began but this loan move to Barcelona makes sense on many levels