1 assist, 3 key passes: United loanee comes off the bench to inspire dramatic CL comeback victory

Manchester United had five players in loan action on a busy Tuesday night of football. To follow where all of Manchester United’s loanees are playing this season, click here. Marcus Rashford The Manchester United academy product came off the bench at half-time to help change the game for FC Barcelona in the Champions League against Eintracht Frankfurt. His delicious cross unlocked the German defence and Jules Kounde guided the ball into the net for the equaliser. Rashford had one shot on goal, but it was blocked by the Bundesliga outfit’s defence. The tricky winger made a total of three key passes and completed two of his dribble attempts. He also completed 88% of his passing attempts and came out on top in three of his six ground duels. Harry Amass The young wing-back struggled in attack, completing none of his dribbles and just 67% of his passes. Nonetheless, he was terrific in defence throughout Sheffield Wednesday’s 1-1 draw with Watford. Amass won five tackles and made six clearances on a busy night defensively. He also made seven recoveries and won an incredible 12 ground duels in the game. Ethan Ennis Saturday’s FA Cup hero came off the bench to help Fleetwood Town to a 1-1 draw with Salford City. He completed one of his two crosses and won his only tackle in the contest. Ennis also won three of his six ground duels and made one clearance in the match. Joe Hugill The Manchester United striker made his much-anticipated return to first-team action for Barnet after picking up a serious injury at the start of the season. He played the final nine minutes of Barnet’s 4-0 victory over Bristol Rovers. Ethan Wheatley Wheatley played the entire match as Northampton Town drew 1-1 with Huddersfield Town. The young striker completed 100% of his tackles and 100% of his crossing attempts in the match. He also helped out defensively, winning a total of eight duels and making two clearances during the game. Wheatley was not much of a factor in attack, though, failing to register a shot in the 90 minutes he was on the pitch. Marcus Rashford stats vs Eintracht Frankfurt MetricValue Goals0 Expected goals (xG)0.12 Assists1 Expected assists (xA)0.26 Total shots1 Shots on target0 Shots blocked1 Touches40 Unsuccessful touches1 Dribbles (successful)4 (2) Was fouled1 Possession lost10 Big chances created2 Key passes3 Crosses (accurate)5 (1) Accurate passes22/25 (88%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)20/23 (87%) Passes in own half (acc.)2/2 (100%) Tackles (won)0 (0) Interceptions0 Clearances0 Blocked shots0 Recoveries2 Ground duels (won)6 (3) Aerial duels (won)1 (0) Fouls1 Featured image Alex Caparros via Getty Images – The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.