Marcus Rashford has found his form at Aston Villa with key assists and performances. Can he continue his revival and help Villa push for Premier League success?

Marcus Rashford has decided he wants to complete a permanent move from Manchester United to Aston Villa when the summer transfer window opens for business. The 27-year-old forward revealed in December he was actively seeking a new challenge away from United, the club he joined as a schoolboy aged just seven.

Emery made a quadruple substitution shortly after his side’s second goal, giving Rashford, Asensio, Watkins and Ian Maatsen a rest and Lucas Digne, Morgan Rogers, Jacob Ramsey and Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba the final eight minutes plus injury time.

It is not hyperbolic to suggest that Marcus Rashford’s four months at Aston Villa are the most crucial of his career.

Rashford appears a player reborn having completed a January loan move from to Villa Park from Manchester United, where he had been frozen out of the first-team by Ruben Amorim. The 27-year-old had endured a wretched 18-month period prior to the temporary switch and intimated in December that he was keen for a fresh challenge away from Old Trafford.

Forwards Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford are quickly adapting to Aston Villa's style and growing in confidence, manager Unai Emery said after they linked-up again to lead the club into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Cardiff City.

A group chat message has revealed that Marcus Rashford is impressing Aston Villa youngsters with his performances in training.