How Marcus Rashford declined from Man United's golden boy to an Old Trafford outcast - and why Aston Villa could be the perfect place to get his mojo back: THE SHARPE END How long ago if feels now that the sight of Marcus Rashford bursting forward with the ball at his feet would bring Manchester United supporters to the edge of their seats and strike fear into the hearts of the defenders trying to stop him.
In the absence of Ollie Watkins, Rashford offers Emery another option to play down the middle but if there’s one kind of player the Villa boss is lacking, it’s an explosive winger, especially down the left.
In the same way that Rashford has lost his spark, so too have Villa lost their explosiveness to spring attacks on their opponents – an area where Rashford can help them thrive again.
Thankfully, Villa boss Unai Emery believes he can get Rashford to see it the way he does and we may even see it for the first time against Tottenham in the FA Cup on Sunday.
Leon Bailey, the first-choice right winger, has stayed wide but has made nowhere near the impact he did last season where he scored 10 goals and set up another nine on Villa’s way to the top four.
