Former Manchester United player Gordon Strachan has had his say on Marcus Rashford’s transfer from Old Trafford to Aston Villa. Rashford has moved to Villa Park on loan until the end of the season from the Red Devils and Villa could sign him permanently for £40m this summer.

During Aston Villa’s warm-up there was a rare sighting, seldom seen on a football pitch lately: Marcus Rashford with a beaming smile on his face.

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.

Aston Villa have bolstered their attack significantly, securing the loan signing of Marcus Rashford from Manchester United until the end of the season.The England international joins former Real