Does Rashford think he's 'proven too much' to not start for Man Utd?

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Does Marcus Rashford lack the "graft" needed to return to Manchester United and feature prominently in the Premier League?

That is the question raised by BBC Radio Manchester's Gaz Drinkwater on the latest episode of The Devils' Advocate podcast.

Rashford scored a fine free-kick as Barcelona defeated rivals Real Madrid to secure the La Liga title on Sunday, taking his tally to eight goals and nine assists in the league and 14 in all competitions.

"Based on what I've heard, I don't think they want to keep him," said Drinkwater.

"I would welcome him back at United if he's going to come back and accept he's not going to be in the team week-in-week-out.

"He wasn't in week-in-week-out at Barcelona, he was helped by certain players being injured. That's what got him in the team. He's not the player who will win you a league and he didn't win them the league.

"I'm sure he'd be happy to play that role at Barcelona but I think maybe he, in his own head, thinks that he's proved too much at Man United to not be given the starting position.

"But, that is not necessarily going to be the case and you need more than just little moments in the Premier League, you need constant graft. It's different to La Liga.

"I don't think at times Rashford was showing that constant graft, and that's not me saying he doesn't care about Manchester United. That's not me insinuating he doesn't try enough, it's me insinuating he is not that kind of player.

"He's a moments player. He's not your player to get stuck in and track back and put those tackles in. He's not Wayne Rooney, which is fine - not every player can be like that.