Marcus Rashford must change one thing ahead of Man Utd return as agreement reached

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Bryan Robson has told Marcus Rashford his mindset must shift if he wants to resurrect his Manchester United career. The 27-year-old is currently thriving in a season-long loan spell with Barcelona after tumbling down the pecking order under Ruben Amorim .

At the Catalan club, Rashford has netted five times and provided seven assists in 13 appearances across all competitions so far. And while the attacker is rediscovering his spark under Hansi Flick , it might spell trouble for the player when the campaign concludes.

While Barcelona hold a £28million option to purchase the England international when his temporary deal expires next summer, they might opt against triggering it. That's because they already boast exceptional talent on both wings in Raphinha and Lamine Yamal , plus fierce competition for starting places, reports the Manchester Evening News .

Should Rashford make his way back to Old Trafford, there's no certainty he would earn a spot in Amorim's first team, despite enhanced displays on Spanish soil. But United icon Robson believes a change in his mentality would significantly help him reclaim his position with his childhood club.

Speaking to Grosvenor Casinos , Robson said: "The thing is for me, Marcus lost his focus. Commentators annoy me a wee bit where they say that Marcus is enjoying his football and they were saying that at Villa . Well, when you look at it, he didn't do that well at Villa because he didn't score that many goals.

"Marcus is a great talent and everything, but I do think his attitude's got to change if he does come back to United. Barcelona is different because we always know that Barcelona and Real Madrid are going to be dominant in their league.

"So for a player like Marcus playing with the top players like Barcelona have, he will improve and he will start enjoying his football a little bit better if he were to come back to United.

"I can't believe that people say that he's enjoying the two clubs that he left us for and that you can't enjoy your football at Man United. That seems crazy to me."

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Elsewhere, Paul Scholes has also raised questions with regards to Rashford's attitude towards his parent club. Speaking on The Good, The Bad and The Football , the Red Devils and England legend said: "I really struggle to feel happy for Marcus Rashford .

"Mainly because of his attitude. His attitude towards Man United towards the end was disgraceful. The amount of times I saw him walking because he wanted to leave...His whole demeanour about him was a disgrace. I think he quit on Man Utd.

"When you quit once, you'll quit again. He was late last night [for Barcelona]. He wont get away with that for long at Barca. There's absolutely no chance. How can you sleep in these days? Your phone, f***ng alarm, whatever.

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"How can you sleep in? He's definitely got the talent to be [one of the best players in the world ]. But he'll never have the mentality."

Manchester United are currently on a roll, even without the services of Rashford. The Red Devils, under the guidance of Amorim, have chalked up three consecutive victories in the Premier League , having bested Sunderland , Liverpool and Brighton .

Their next challenge is set for Saturday, as they head to the City Ground to face off against Sean Dyche's Nottingham Forest . Despite their current sixth-place standing in the Premier League, a victory could potentially propel them to second, depending on other results.

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