Marcus Rashford has been warned his loan move to Aston Villa is the "last chance saloon" for him to resurrect his career. Rashford has joined Villa on loan for the remainder of the season after being frozen out at Manchester United by Ruben Amorim, who claimed last month that he would rather put 63-year-old goalkeeper coach Jorge Vital on the bench over him. The forward has struggled for form since the 2022-23 campaign, where he netted 30 goals in 56 games for United. Rashford has managed just 15 in 67 appearances since then, with Amorim critical of his attitude to training.

And former Premier League striker Alan Shearer believes Rashford needs to "prove to himself that he still loves and wants to be in the game of football" during his time at Villa. "Marcus Rashford leaving Man United was the best option for all parties," Shearer told Betfair. "I know it's only a loan but he's now got a chance to start his career again because he's been miles off it, and has had a few managers criticise him, they've said he's had the wrong attitude, so he's now got a chance to start again.

"He has to start again because there's no doubt a talent is there but it's a talent that has been wasted for the last few years and a football career is short, so to waste a few years is terrible really. Now he’s got his fresh start, we've got to see the energy, the love and all those things that we saw when he hit 30 goals. "This was a young guy who could sit down with Prime Ministers, but it's all gone wrong. He's had more than one manager question his attitude and this one has basically had enough of him and wanted him out because he didn't feel that Marcus was right for his team - and you've got the right to do that as a manager.".

Shearer has also warned Rashford that Unai Emery "won't take any passengers" and that he will have to prove himself given Villa's other attacking options. "Rashford now has to prove more to himself than anyone that he's still got the hunger and desire to do well in the Premier League," he added. "It's all down to him. He doesn't want to play down the middle, I think he's said that himself. He feels as if he's better on the left-hand side which is where I suspect he'll play. We don't know how long Ollie Watkins is out for but they've also now signed Marco Asensio so they have a couple of options in forward areas now.

"I'm not sure if it can be class as an achievement but the main thing is Rashford has got to get back to what he was. He has to get back to showing everyone that he loves the game of football and he wants to be part of a successful Aston Villa team. Unai Emery won't take any passengers so it's the last-chance saloon for Rashford to prove to himself that he still loves and wants to be in the game of football.".

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