Unai Emery has lauded ‘incredible’ Aston Villa loanee Marcus Rashford after his two assists helped secure a 2-1 win over Chelsea on Saturday.
Rashford, who joined Villa within the January transfer window on loan from Manchester United, got here off the bench at half-time to establish each of Marco Asensio’s goals as Emery’s team accomplished a shocking turnaround.
Villa were 1-0 down when Rashford was introduced, with the Englishman registering a nice performance within the impressive 2-1 comeback victory.
Rashford was singled out for praise by pundits, his teammates and his manager, Emery, following the thrilling Premier League clash at Villa Park.
Speaking after the sport, Emery told Sky Sports: [We] support him, help him, attempt to feel comfortable here, attempt to get confidence with us.
‘[We] try to make use of his skill in our tactical idea. He’s in the method and naturally he played a incredible 45 minutes. Already he’s going to be very necessary.’
Rashford, who was dramatically frozen out at United by head coach Ruben Amorim, could find yourself joining Villa permanently at the top of the season if the Midlands club determine to trigger their £40m buy option.
The 27-year-old got here through United’s academy and has been on the club for a complete of 20 years, scoring 138 goals across 426 games for the Red Devils.
Rashford, a key player at Old Trafford under previous managers, had previously been considered one in all the highest strikers across all of Europe but his form dramatically dipped from the summer of 2023 onwards.
It appears Rashford is getting his profession back on course at Villa, though, with two of his teammates heaping praise on him after the win over Chelsea.
‘We all know the standard of Marcus,’ fellow Villa loanee Asensio said. ‘He helps us so much. We’re so comfortable. Thank you furthermore mght to Marcus for the 2 assists!’
Villa midfielder Youri Tielemans, meanwhile, added: ‘[We are] very happy, especially the best way he’s performing now and with the 2 assists today.
‘Marcus is someone who can threaten everyone one-versus-one and even one-versus-two. He could be very necessary for us in the best way he plays because he gives us something different on the left-hand side.
‘You can tell today each time he got the ball he was dangerous and hopefully with many more minutes in his legs he’ll only recover.’
Football pundit Jamie Redknapp declared that other clubs can be left scratching their heads as to why they decided to not take a punt on Rashford.
‘That’s the right way to do the transfer window,’ Redknapp said about Villa’s call to usher in Rashford. ‘That’s the right way to handle it, that’s what you do, you go and do business. To herald Marcus, that’s a masterclass.
‘You have a look at other clubs and the way they didn’t bring players in, I’m sure there’s directors of football all around the world with their head of their hands at once, pondering, ‘Why didn’t I get Marcus Rashford?’
‘I get the doubts, I’d have been one in all them. I’d have been nervous about doing it. But at once Aston Villa seem like they’ve really got great business done.’
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