Barcelona fans give immediate Anthony Gordon verdict as £69m England ace makes first appearance since replacing Rashford

BARCELONA fans came away excited after watching Anthony Gordon in their colours for the first time. The England winger made his maiden outing for his new club over the weekend following his blockbuster £69million move from Newcastle. Anthony Gordon made his first appearance in Barcelona colours Credit: Reuters Gordon, 25, impressed fans on his maiden Barca outing Credit: Reuters Gordon, 25, lined up on the left as Barca took on Swiss side FC Basel at St. Jakob-Park. The former Toon star was part of an attacking unit also including Fermin Lopez, Raphinha and fellow new recruit Karim Adeyemi. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! And there were moments of promise as he ran at his full-back down the flank. Commenting on Gordon’s performance, one Barca fan wrote on X: “We hope he keeps up this performance and continues to deliver like this”. And a second gushed: “Trust me.. Gordon will be the reason we win 2 UCLs before the end of this decade.” A third swooned: “Could have easily gotten two goals from his play. He is direct and fits in perfectly with the sort of energy Flick wants, the depth, the varying attacking options we now have.” Another added: “His low crosses are actually lethal man”. Gordon got 45 minutes under his belt before being replaced by teenager Hamza Abdelkarim. Most read in Football BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Marcus Rashford returned to action for Man Utd over the weekend Credit: Shutterstock Editorial The ex-Everton ace has replaced international team-mate Marcus Rashford at Barca. Rashford, 28, scored eight goals in 32 LaLiga appearances on loan last season but has now returned to Manchester United – making his first Red Devils appearance in 611 days during Saturday’s 4-2 defeat to AC Milan. Gordon was substituted yesterday with Barca level at 1-1 in Switzerland. Adeyemi fired Hansi Flick‘s men into the lead, only for 17-year-old Jean Doucoure to equalise on the stroke of half-time. Abdelkarim restored Barca’s lead shortly after the break, with Lamine Lamal’s penalty later making it 3-1. Kazeem Olaigbe pulled one back from the spot, before Jesse Bisiwu’s late double added gloss to Barca’s win. Barcelona will play their final pre-season friendly on Wednesday as they take on Egyptian side Al Ahly. Flick’s men then begin their LaLiga campaign at Elche on Sunday. Comment now