Unai Emery brushed off the difficulties Marcus Rashford has had with Ruben Amorim as the Aston Villa boss insists he is ‘very happy’ with his new striker. Rashford has joined Villa on loan from Manchester United for the remainder of the season and hopes to make his debut in Sunday’s FA Cup last-16 tie against Tottenham. The 27-year-old has not played since December 12 but asked how he had performed in training this week, Emery said: ‘I am very happy with him. The conversations I’ve had were very normal, a player and coach speaking about football, and all I want from him is the best football.
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‘As a person as well, he’s been introduced to the dressing room as one more player helping us. His potential is huge to exploit. I don’t want to know the reasons he is leaving Manchester United. ‘I am very happy keeping him here to try to help him recover his performances. His challenge with us exciting and mine is huge. The club worked well in the window. ‘I am happy with him and will try to get the best of him. He will try to play and train as a normal player.’.
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Unai Emery has revealed he is 'very happy' with Marcus Rashford signing for Aston Villa. The 27-year-old United academy product completed his loan move to Villa on Sunday. However, the Spanish manager has admitted that regaining Rashford's best form might be a challenge as the forward has not made an appearance since mid-December. Speaking on Thursday, Amorim said: ‘Thankfully about Marcus, he is in Birmingham now with Unai, so you can take these questions to another coach. I couldn’t get Marcus to see the way you’re supposed to play football and to train the way I see it.’.
