Marcus Rashford has issued a message on social media after his Barcelona side suffered a 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid in El Clasico on Sunday

Barcelona fell further off La Liga's lead following defeat by Real Madrid in El Clasico on Sunday, where Manchester United loanee Marcus Rashford had a big role to play

Marcus Rashford has made it clear that he wants to remain at Barcelona beyond his season-long loan from Manchester United in an exclusive interview with ESPN. Barcelona have the option to make Rashford's loan into a permanent transfer in the summer. He is contracted to United until 2028 but might have played his last game for his boyhood club.

Barcelona forward Marcus Rashford has sent out a message after Sunday’s defeat to Real Madrid in El Clasico left Hansi Flick’s side five points behind Los Blancos at the top of the table. Rashford grabbed an assist in the game but couldn’t prevent the hosts from taking all three points at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Marcus Rashford is reported to have made his mind up where he wants to play next season, albeit he is still only in the early stages of a loan with Barcelona and his long-term future is far from certain due to the Catalan club's delicate financial situation.

After returning from a six-month loan with Aston Villa, Rashford rebuffed all other approaches as he chased a switch to Barcelona, who eventually agreed to their own temporary deal with United which includes the option to make the move permanent for a reported €30 million (£26.1 million, $34.8 million).

Barcelona’s plan to reunite former Manchester United stars Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood in Spain triggered plenty of debate on social media.Greenwood had a well-documented fall from grace at