Marcus Rashford continues to move from strength to strength while on loan at Barcelona, following his Manchester United exit.The England international fell out of favour with Ruben Amorim last year, having been dropped for the Manchester derby.Rashford’s loan move to Aston Villa followed in January, with a short spell that showed glimpses of the forward getting back to his best. Click to subscribe to the podcast That wasn’t enough to see him return to the Manchester United setup, however, as he was free to leave once again.In the end, Rashford made a move to Barcelona, hopeful of recapturing his best form for such a big club.That is seemingly happening for the 27-year-old, with Gary Lineker even backing him to take on a new role he hasn’t had since 2020 at Man United.Photo by Joe Maher/Getty Images for the NTA'sGary Lineker backs Marcus Rashford to take penalties at BarcelonaMarcus Rashford has enjoyed a decent start to life at Barcelona, recently making his way into Hansi Flick’s side to impress.The Man United loanee scored his first La Liga goal for them in a clash with Sevilla, though it ended in a 4-1 defeat.One key turning point in the match was a missed penalty by Robert Lewandowski, who put the opportunity wide.Amid the talk of penalty takers, Gary Lineker has backed Rashford to take on the responsibility as one of the dedicated spot-kick takers.He said on The Rest Is Football podcast: “I’m pleased for Marcus [Rashford], I don’t think he could’ve had a much better start.“I mean, admittedly, they lost this particular game, but through no fault of his, in fact, I think he was probably their best player…”“It’s funny, I was at home and thinking ‘Let Marcus take it [the penalty], he’s a brilliant penalty taker’ and obviously Lewandowski has taken them and I always knew he would take it, but I had a feeling and then he hit it wide.“So Marcus will be champing at the bit, to I suspect, to get that gig, but I don’t think he’ll get it while Lewandowski is there, cause strikers, however many they miss, unless they miss possibly two on the bounce, they tend to keep taking them.”Rashford hasn’t been a regular penalty taker since 2020 at Manchester United, with the arrival of Bruno Fernandes knocking him out of that role.However, with Robert Lewandowski now missing one, there is a potential opportunity for the forward to regain that position at Barcelona.Photo by David Ramirez/Soccrates/Getty ImagesWhat is Marcus Rashford’s penalty recordIn his career so far, Marcus Rashford has taken 24 penalty kicks, showing just how much experience he has from the spot.In that time, he has scored 21 and missed three, one of which came in England’s defeat to Italy in the European Championships final in 2021.For 2019/20, Rashford was still United’s main penalty taker, but the arrival of Fernandes and his record usurped him.Since that campaign, he has taken just nine penalties in roughly five years, though he did take two while on loan at Aston Villa.Considering his return to form, it may be time that Rashford gets back a role he hasn’t had for a while.