Marcus Rashford wreaked havoc in a deadly second-half display for Manchester United in Barcelona in which he scored one goal and played a huge part in the other - and he is firmly on course for his best-ever season in football.

The England forward's goal took his total in a sensational season to 22 in all competitions, equalling his best return with plenty more games still left.

"He is virtually unplayable at the moment," said former United midfielder Paul Scholes on BT Sport.

"No-one can handle him. Wherever he is playing, left, right or down the middle, he just seems unplayable."

Click here for more reaction to United's Europa League draw in Barcelona.

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Erik ten Hag said Manchester United "have a lot of character and determination" after his side contested a thrilling first-leg draw at Barcelona to leave their Europa League play-off tie finely poised.

Having previously met in two Champions League finals - both of which Barca won - the sides are trying to reach those heady heights again.

This encounter at the Nou Camp in Europe's secondary competition was another step on that road back to the top.

Xavi's men grabbed the opener when Marcos Alonso headed in at the back post from Raphinha's corner, but United responded immediately through the in-form Marcus Rashford as he slipped in a finish at the near post.

They showed their resilience to turn the game around as Rashford's cross was then turned into his own net by Barcelona defender Jules Kounde.

But United were unable to hold on as ex-Leeds winger Raphinha's cross from wide on the right sailed all the way into the net.

Read Shamoon Hafez's full report here.

The Daily Star

The Daily Star has concentrated on the fall-out from last night's 2-2 draw between Manchester United and Barcelona in the Nou Camp.

It reports that United manager Erik ten Hag was left frustrated after goalscorer Marcus Rashford was "denied a penalty" that could have given the Red Devils a slender advantage to take back to Old Trafford for the second leg of their Europa League knockout play-off.

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Dan Roan
BBC sports editor

Uefa has been asked to block any Qatari-led takeover of Manchester United.

Qatar already owns French champions PSG through Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) which has links with the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) - the country’s sovereign wealth fund.

In a letter seen by the BBC, the human rights group Fair Square has written to Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin, copying in Premier League chief Richard Masters, “to highlight several issues of serious concern” after reports that “entities linked to the Qatari government are proposing a bid that would enable them to take a controlling stake in Manchester United”.

The letter continues, “In line with Uefa’s rules aimed at protecting the integrity of its competitions, we would urge Uefa to outline a clear public position prohibiting any takeover of this nature.

“No consortium of Qatari investors capable of such an acquisition would be able to convincingly demonstrate their independence from the Qatari state.”

Uefa rules prevent clubs with the same owners competing in the same European competition, so a Qatari bid would have to come from an alternative to QSI, but some believe all Qatari funds are distributed from a central source.

The Daily Telegraph

As mentioned by BBC Sport's Simon Stone, the Daily Telegraph is reporting that multiple private groups in Saudi Arabia have also made formal enquiries about completing a full buyout of Manchester United and could battle it out with Qatar and British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

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Simon Stone
BBC Sport

Manchester United fans and the rest of the footballing world are waiting to see who throws their hat into the ring to buy the club as Friday's 'soft' deadline for submitting proposals approaches.

United's owners, the Glazer family,are considering selling the clubas they "explore strategic alternatives".

There has only been one public declaration so far,from businessman Sir Jim Ratcliffe,one of Britain's richest men.

After days of rumours, it is expected there will be a bid from Qatar. There is also expected to be at least two offers from the United States and there have been suggestions of interest from Saudi Arabia.

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The Times

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The Daily Mail

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Before we delve into last night's football action, there is one big story dominating today's back pages - the 'soft deadline' for Manchester United takeover bids...

There were smiles all round last night as Marcus Rashford scored a 14th goal in 16 appearances for Manchester United to help secure a draw at Barcelona, while England's women kicked off their defence of the Arnold Clark Cup with a 4-0 win against South Korea.

Let's have some reaction and a look at the papers before wading into a busy day of Premier League news conferences.

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