Marcus Rashford: Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says he has a “huge challenge” with the on-loan striker
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery said he faces “huge challenges” to help revive Marcus Rashford’s career but is ready to “harness” his potential .
forward Join to borrow For the rest of the season – a £40m purchase from Manchester United on Sunday.
Rashford has not competed since December and has been criticized by co-man Ruben Amorim, who said in Portuguese Can’t let him see his way of thinking.
The 27-year-old, who has scored seven goals in 24 games this season at Manchester United, has trained this week and may face Tottenham Hotspur in the fourth round of the FA Cup at Villa Park on Sunday (17:35) GMT).
“My challenge to him was a huge challenge. His challenge to us is exciting,” Emory said.
“I don’t want to know why he left from Manchester, but I’m happy to keep him here and I’m happy to be able to take advantage of and help him resume his performance alone and collectively.
“My conversation with him was with the players and the coach, talking about football very normal. I just hope he has the best football.
“I think he has great potential to exploit.”
Rashford with Marco Asensio, Axel Disasi, Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia (Andres Garcia) signed in the transfer window together, but forward Malen and defender Garcia were excluded from Villa’s Champions League team.
The club can only register three additional players for the knockout stage according to UEFA rules, which means that Mullen, arriving from Dortmund and Garcia, from Levante, were omitted.
Emery said: “The rule can only register three changes. We made more changes in the transfer window than we wanted, and even we lost a player on the roster because Jaden Fey Jaden Philogene (joining Ipswich) is a club-trained player and we lost maybe through him with another one.
“We changed five players and only we can register three. We have to make the decision and they have been out, Andres Garcia and Doyel Mullen.
“It was not a good decision, but I talked to Andres and Donyell and told them that I made the decision with them.”
Villa will be without striker Ollie Watkins vs. Spurs after Saturday’s groin injury Wolf failed 2-0while Chelsea borrowed gin is the cup match.
“For him (Watkins), his feelings are important. For Sunday, he will not be available because he doesn’t train today and he won’t train tomorrow,” Emory added.
