United suffered a 3-1 loss at the hands of City at home in the first leg of the EFL Cup on Tuesday evening.
Bernardo Silva put City ahead in the Manchester derby after 17 minutes, and Riyad Mahrez doubled the advantage for Pep Guardiola’s side on 33 minutes.
An own goal from Andreas Pereira in the 38th minute saw the Citizens go 3-0 up in the first leg at Old Trafford.
Rashford pulled one back for United in the 70th minute, with the Red Devils giving themselves a lifeline for the second leg to be played at the Etihad Stadium later this month.
The 22-year-old England international forward is delighted to have been the captain of the team against City, and the youngster believes that United can turn around the tie in the second half.
Bittersweet to lead out my boyhood team for the first time but lose the game.
— Marcus Rashford (@MarcusRashford) January 7, 2020
Still in the tie and well give it all weve got at The Etihad. Thanks for the support. pic.twitter.com/oMm4zKg9rr
Stats
Over the course of the 90 minutes at Old Trafford on Tuesday evening, hosts United had 43% of the possession, took eight shots of which three were on target, and earned four corners.
Against City, Rashford took three shots of which two were on target, played one key pass, had a pass accuracy of 88.2%, took 30 touches, attempted one dribble, and made one tackle.
United will return to action on Saturday afternoon when they take on Norwich City at Old Trafford in the Premier League.