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Marcus Rashford has netted yet another brace as the Manchester United outcast continues to impress for new side Barcelona in Champions League action.
The Catalan side showed no mercy to travelling opponents Olympiacos on Tuesday night, with the hosts claiming a formidable 6-1 win at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.
At the centre of another dazzling evening in Europe was the Manchester-born forward, who previously scored twice to get his club's Champions League campaign off on the right note in their opening match against Newcastle last month.
Although pinned back by Paris Saint-Germain in their second matchday, Hansi Flick's side were back to winning ways at home, and Rashford's goals - in the 74th and 79th minutes - gilded the lily with Barcelona already 4-1 up.
Rashford's goals did however furnish him with an impressive new achievement, with the England international leading the pack with the highest number of goal involvements in the tournament so far.
Factoring in his assist for team-mate Fermin Lopez against the Parisian giants, Rashford made five contributions in Europe's top flight.
Marcus Rashford has impressed yet again as Barcelona romped home against Olympiacos
The 27-year-old is now the player with the most goal involvements in the Champions League
Despite sitting at the top of the goal involvements tree, it was his team-mate Lopez who stole the headlines, netting a hat-trick and becoming the first Spaniard to do so for Barcelona in Champions League history.
Rashford has enjoyed a new lease of life on the heels of temporarily departing his boyhood club over the summer, already scoring five goals and registering a further five assists in his 11 appearances for the Blaugrana.
Amidst a fast start in Catalonia, Rashford is believed to have set himself an ambitious personal target which speaks to his willingness to contribute creatively.
The 27-year-old is gearing up to register between 30 and 40 assists in all competitions in Barcelona colours - despite having only contributed 27 across his last three campaigns for Manchester United.
Rashford spent the second-half of the 2024-25 campaign on loan at Aston Villa, were he similarly enjoyed a surge in form, after failing to connect with incoming Man United manager Ruben Amorim.
The player appeared to blame the 'inconsistent environment' at Old Trafford for recent missteps on the pitch for the Red Devils.
Rashford admitted that he himself was looking for 'consistency' in his game in order to 'be at his best' in the ITV interview, with former Man United star Roy Keane saying that he believed the star to be 'part of the problem' at the club amid ongoing turbulence away from the pitch.
'He should have been setting the standards and showing new people at he club what it’s like to be a United player,' Keane argued. 'But that’s been well documented. What we have to look at is he’s got this chance now with England and he deserved it.
'No doubt about his talent, he's obviously fantastic. But the bit that would have frustrated fans is his body language, not running back or not pressing properly.'
Rashford will now look ahead to his debut Clasico, with Flick's side travelling to the Bernabeu next Sunday for the first of the two teams' iconic clashes held this season.
