Marcus Rashford has enjoyed an immediate lift in his performances since joining Aston Villa on loan from Manchester United for the rest of the season.

Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho are on similar paths as anointed starboys who have fallen on hard times. Both endured the double trauma of missing a penalty for England in the 2021 European Championship final,

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.