‘Fantastic’ Rashford embarrasses Amorim and Man Utd

Marcus Rashford is determined to show Manchester United that they were wrong to exile him and so far, he is doing just that.

The England international was banished from the Red Devils’ squad by new head coach Ruben Amorim in December and did not get on the pitch for his boyhood club again before his transfer to Aston Villa.

Amorim cited Rashford’s poor training performances as the reason for his enforced absence and he stuck to his guns even in the face of Man Utd’s disastrous form.

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Many thought that Rashford could have helped to alleviate Man Utd’s goalscoring woes, but Amorim – despite insisting that his side are better with the winger – did not bring him back into the fold.

After a January window of rampant speculation, Rashford ultimately joined Aston Villa on loan until the end of the season, with Unai Emery and company having the option to make his stay permanent for around €48 million.

Rashford showing immense promise

Rashford has shown immense promise in his first four appearances for the Birmingham club so far. He took another step in the right direction after coming on as a half-time substitute against Chelsea on Saturday.

The Blues had stormed into an early lead, but Rashford caused them plenty of problems after coming on, eventually setting up both of Marco Asensio’s goals, although his second was more down to Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen making a horrendous mistake.

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Rashford appears to be thriving in this new environment and coach Emery hailed him as ‘fantastic’ after the match. “[We] support him, help him, try to feel comfortable here, try to get confidence with us,” the Spaniard said.

“[We] try to use his skill in our tactical idea. He’s in the process and, of course, he played a fantastic 45 minutes. Already he is going to be very important. Midfielder Youri Tielemans echoed this sentiment and added that Rashford “will only get better” the more he plays for Villa.