Marcus Rashford is hopeful of hitting the ground running this season at Barcelona.
The England international completed a season-long loan switch to Catalonia in July after being told he had no place in Ruben Amorim's plans at Manchester United.
Rashford spent the second half of the 2024/25 campaign on loan at Aston Villa and the move to Spain offers a fresh chance to revive his career.
A solid preseason has amped up expectations over what he can add to Hansi Flick's team and Barcelona have a £40m purchase option on him in 2026.
Barcelona are confident they can resolve the issue of ratifying Rashford's registration with La Liga and he could make his debut against Mallorca on August 16.
Ahead of the new La Liga campaign, Rashford spoke to Gary Lineker and the The Rest is Football podcast, about his United exit and the next chapter at Barcelona.
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Rashford singles out Barcelona's 'most important' player
Rashford outlined United's inability to stick with a manager as a key reason behind their struggles and believes Barcelona's faith in Flick shows how that can be crucial.
The 27-year-old line up as part of an all-star Barcelona attack in 2025/26, featuring Ballon d'Or nominated trio Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha.
However, it's another of Barcelona's Ballon d'Or contingent that's impressed him most in his early days at the club.
"It's refreshing to play with my new teammates," he said.
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"It's a great squad, but Pedri is the one who sets the tempo of the game."
Pedri was superb in Flick's trophy treble win in 2024/25 featuring in 37 of their 38 La Liga games.
He finished third in La Liga for key passes [70] and shot-creating actions [165]. The 22-year-old was No.1 for passes into the final third [331], progressive passes [360] and touches taken [3060].
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