Andres Garcia and Doyen Malen, two other recent additions, started the game at Villa Park with Villa boss Unai Emery pleased to see the pair immediately adopting his gameplan.
Erik ten Hag’s most expensive signing, branded one of the most disappointing signings in Premier League history, has enjoyed superb start to life on loan at Real Betis, scoring once and registering two assists in his first two games.
Sancho was clearly delighted to see his old teammate back in action for the first time since December 12 and responded to Rashford’s Instagram post with one-word message that simply read ‘freedom’.
‘You’ve got all these players that are leaving the club that are looking like new, dynamic footballers because the shackles are off, and the cloud and the pressure of Old Trafford, the badge, all that that brings, is allowing them to go ‘you know what, wow, what a difference that is’.
With Villa fighting on three fronts, the Villa boss was pleased to see his recent additions all provide a telling glimpse of what is to come.
