“It’s massive” – Morgan Rogers delivers Marcus Rashford verdict after Aston Villa debut

Manchester United loanee Marcus Rashford made his debut for Aston Villa on Sunday evening in a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup.

Marcus Rashford departed Manchester United in the January transfer window to join Aston Villa on loan for the remainder of the season.

The 27-year-old had not played for the Old Trafford outfit since early December. He conducted an interview that month expressing that he was open to a new challenge.

Ruben Amorim had been leaving him out of matchday squads due to his training level and Unai Emery’s side decided to try and help rebuild the forward’s career.

Rashford makes Villa debut vs Spurs

It was a positive start for Rashford at Villa Park after he produced a solid cameo off the bench on his debut against Spurs.

He came on as the lone-striker and won four of his six attempted duels. He also completed one tackle, 13 of his 14 attempted passes and one take-on.

The standout moment from the United loanee came when he drifted to the left wing and nutmegged Spurs defender Pedro Porro before driving towards the box. Porro came back and fouled Rashford but the referee allowed play to continue.

Rashford will be hoping to start next weekend as Villa return to Premier League action against Ipswich Town.

Rogers delivers Rashford verdict

Morgan Rogers was the star man for Villa on Sunday evening, assisting the first goal and scoring the second. He explained earlier this week that he was looking forward to causing “damage” to other teams alongside Rashford.

The 22-year-old was awarded Man of the Match after their FA Cup win and was asked about Rashford and the other new signings.

Alongside the United forward, the Midlands club brought in Donyell Malen, Andres Garcia, Marcos Asensio and Axel Disasi during the January window.

“It pushes us along, we also want to take what we can from the experienced players in the squad, the things that they’ve done in their career,” Rogers told BBC Sport.

“It’s good to take what they’ve done and use it to our advantage and push ourselves, it’s massive to have people like that through the door and in the building and it drives everyone on.

“That’s why we’ve got such a healthy squad and hopefully we can just push each other on.”

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