Brit kid is Barca star

FORMER Arsenal kid Marcus McGuane became the first Englishman to play for Barcelona’s first team in 29 years after coming on as a substitute in the Catalan Super Cup final against Espanyol.

Gary Lineker was the last English player to represent Barca, joining the Spanish club from Everton in 1986 and winning the King’s Cup and European Cup-Winners’ Cup before moving to Tottenham Hotspur in 1989.

McGuane, 19, replaced Aleix Vidal in the 77th minute of the derby clash at a neutral ground in Lleida which finished 0-0 without extra-time. Barca won a penalty shootout 4-2.

The defensive midfielder signed for Barca’s reserve team on January 30 after over a decade in Arsenal’s youth academy, making two brief appearances in this term’s Europa League games against Red Star Belgrade and BATE Borisov.