Unai Emery gives verdict on Marcus Rashford’s cameo for Aston Villa against Chelsea

Unai Emery has laude ‘fantastic’ Aston Villa loanee Marcus Rashford after his two assists helpe secure a 2-1 win over Chelsea on Saturday.

Rashford, who joine Villa in the January สมัคร UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ transfer window on loan from Manchester United, came off the bench at half-time to set up both of Marco Asensio’s goals as Emery’s team complete a stunning turnaround.

Villa were 1-0 down when Rashford was introduce, with the Englishman registering a fine performance in the impressive 2-1 comeback victory.

Rashford was single out for praise by pundits, his teammates and his manager, Emery, following the thrilling Premier League clash at Villa Park.

‘[We] try to use his skill in our tactical idea. He’s in the process and of course he playe a fantastic 45 minutes. Already he is going to be very important.’

Rashford, who was dramatically frozen out at United by head coach Ruben Amorim, could end up joining Villa permanently at the end of the season if the Midlands club decide to trigger their £40m buy option.

The 27-year-old came through United’s academy and has at the club for a total 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 considere one of the top strikers across all of Europe but his form dramatically dippe from the summer of 2023 onwards.

It appears Rashford is getting his career back on track at Villa, though, with two of his teammates heaping praise on him after the win over Chelsea.

‘We know the quality of Marcus,’ fellow Villa loanee Asensio said. ‘He helps us a lot. We are so happy. Thank you also to Marcus for the two assists!’

Villa midfielder Youri Tielemans, meanwhile, adde: ‘[We are] very please, especially the way he is performing now and with the two assists today.

‘Marcus is someone who can threaten everyone one-versus-one and even one-versus-two. He is very important for us in the way he plays because he gives us something different on the left-hand side.