Fans have already made their minds up on Marcus Rashford after he made his Aston Villa debut on Sunday. After being completely frozen out by Ruben Amorim at Manchester United, Rashford has signed for Unai Emery's side on loan until the end of the season - though the club have the option to buy him for £40 million.

When the defence did part in the last minute and he was freed on the right Rashford had only one thing in mind – score a debut goal. In the end he ran into Archie Gray and left his mark on a second Spurs player. Rashford arrived with questions hanging over his head, in less than half an hour he answered many of them.

Morgan Rogers had just scored Aston Villa’s second in the 2-1 FA Cup victory against Tottenham Hotspur and Villa’s players had gathered to the left of the Holte End, a cacophony encompassing them, but Emery remained fixated on preparing his two substitutes.

Marcus Rashford 's career has taken a fresh twist. Almost two months on from first being frozen out of the Manchester United first-team by Ruben Amorim for failing to match expected standards, a move away from his boyhood club is complete.

Marcus Rashford and Manchester United fulfilled their shared desire to part ways on Sunday, paving the way for a fresh start with Aston Villa. Manchester United exuded genuine optimism following the 2022-23 season,

Manchester United loaned out Marcus Rashford to Aston Villa in January and he put in a fine display off the bench in his Premier League debut for the club in their 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town on

Ex-winger tells FourFourTwo what it's like to depart a difficult situation at a parent club and head out on loan – and why it can really work for a player