Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has moved to defend summer signing Marcus Rashford, following a somewhat underwhelming competitive debut appearance for the Englishman in Blaugrana colours.Barcelona

Marcus Rashford made his competitive debut for Barcelona on Saturday as the Spanish champions began their La Liga title defence with a 3-0 win over Mallorca.

Barcelona beat Mallorca 3-0 as Marcus Rashford made his La Liga debut for the club, but manager Hansi Flick was far from happy afterwards. It looked like an ideal start to the league campaign for the champions as Raphinha, Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal scored the goals away from home.