Barcelona defender Jules Kounde
The Barcelona defender became lucky to avoid a sending off ultimate week (image: PA)
Barcelona defender Jules Kounde has praised Marcus Rashford and is relishing going up against the in-shape Manchester United forward again, though conceded he might have been sent off within the first leg.
Rashford has 16 desires in his last 17 suits in all competitions, scoring twice extra towards Leicester town on the weekend after netting at Camp Nou – and gambling a key function in United’s second purpose – because the side drew 2-2 in their Europa League knockout spherical play-off first leg.
Kounde and Barca’s entire lower back-line struggled to incorporate Rashford and the French defender become a touch lucky not to see red whilst he barged the britain international over on the threshold of the container as the closing guy.
Erik ten Hag was fuming afterwards that the referee did no longer show a purple card and Kounde admits the choice could have long gone the other manner, whilst he feels the important thing to thwarting Rashford will be to prevent the supply into him.
Requested if he feels a bit fortunate not to be suspended for Thursday’s second leg, Kounde answered: ‘I assume it become 50-50.
‘there is a touch, but I assume it’s very mild and the referee decided to now not provide me a purple card.
‘So I don’t experience fortunate, I experience it’s part of the choice of the referee. It’s actual that I think I could have been sent off, as it became 50-50, however the referee made the choice and obviously I’m very satisfied!’
Jules Kounde raves about in-shape Manchester United ace Marcus Rashford
Kounde appeared to bring Rashford down simply on the brink of the field (image: Getty)
Asked how difficult it is to comprise Rashford proper now, Kounde responded: ‘I think he’s a completely versatile participant, he can do plenty of factors on the pitch.
‘obviously he’s very rapid so it makes it very hard! He’s additionally splendid at studying area, stepping into areas to do defining movements.
‘So it’s continually difficult to play against this kind of player, but very interesting manifestly. That’s why we play.
‘however it’s also a collective. He has a excellent team and superb team-friends round him. So it’s our challenge to make it hard for his crew-pals to locate him.’
On United’s progressed presentations beneath Ten Hag, he introduced: ‘For positive it’s a totally special crew, I suppose they've improved plenty. They're a completely organised group, very strong in the duels and glaringly they have heavy energy inside the the front-line.
‘So yeah it’s a very one of a kind crew from the crew I played in opposition to while i used to be at Sevilla. They may be doing a wonderful process also within the league. So it’s a very competitive group and it’s going to be difficult, it’s going to be a terrific war.’
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