It is unlikely Marcus Rashford recognised the face staring up at him. The defender was prone as he vainly shuffled his body across the saturated Old Trafford turf to try and block the inevitable shot with his head.
Robin van Persie spotted back at Manchester United as Raphael Varane explains big change
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Here are your Manchester United morning headlines on Thursday, February 23.
Robin van Persie is interviewing Erik ten Hag at Carrington for BT Sport ahead of Manchester United's match against Barcelona.
Van Persie was present at Ten Hag's pre-Barcelona press conference on Wednesday afternoon and he watched from the side as the Dutchman answered questions from journalists alongside Raphael Varane, who is set to start Thursday's game.
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Agent Kees Vos, who represents Van Persie and Ten Hag, was also standing alongside him during the press conference.
Read more about Van Persie's appearance at Carrington here.
Raphael Varane believes Manchester United are more tactically disciplined than last season.
Varane joined United 18 months ago amid an intended title challenge yet they endured their worst season in decades, losing 12 Premier League games and finishing sixth in a trophyless campaign where they were thrashed 5-0 and 4-0 home and away by Liverpool.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked in November 2021 and his replacement, interim manager Ralf Rangnick, failed to unite a dispirited dressing room.
Read more from Varane here.
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