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Marcus Rashford was named on the bench for Aston Villa in the FA Cup fourth round clash with Tottenham.
The 27-year-old joined Villa on loan from Manchester United until the end of the season last weekend, but, despite a full week of training, boss Unai Emery has resisted the temptation to throw him straight in.
Rashford has not played since December 12, when he featured in United’s Europa League trip to Viktoria Plzen, but he has pulled up well in terms of his fitness, with Rashford recording the fourth best body fat percentage at the club.
How we start this evening to face Spurs 👊 #AVLTOT pic.twitter.com/0s2cemAXUi
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) February 9, 2025
Emery said on Friday: “Today he trained fantastic, tomorrow again, Sunday match.
“I am very happy to try to exploit and help him recover his performances, individually and collectively. My challenge with him is huge. His challenge with us is exciting.”
Fellow new boy Marco Asensio is also on the bench following his loan from Paris St-Germain.
Tottenham, who are still depleted by injury, started 17-year-old Mikey Moore.
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