Marcus Rashford, who changed his Aston Villa uniform in the January transfer market, flew high.
Aston Villa won 2-1 at home against Chelsea in the 26th round of the English Premier League (EPL) at Birmingham Villa Park in England at 2:30 a.m. on the 23rd (Korea time).
Chelsea led with Enso's first goal in the first nine minutes of the first half, but Aston Villa's card that put Rashford instead of Ramsey hit the mark like a ghost in the second half. In the 12th minute of the second half, Asensio pushed a pass that Rashford stabbed into in the counterattack, and Asensio pushed Rashford's left-footed cross again in a corner kick chance in the 45th minute of the second half, scoring a come-from-behind goal. Rashford quickly became Aston Villa's key player with two assists.
Rashford joined Villa on loan from Manchester United in the January transfer window. On this day, Rashford was replaced in the second half to prove the game changer's class.
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery praised Marcus Rashford as a `fantastic player' shortly after his upset win over Chelsea.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Emery said "We're trying to support and help him and try to feel comfortable and be confident." "Trying to use his skills in tactical ideas. Currently in the process and played a fantastic 45 minutes today. Already, he has become a very important player for our team."
Rashford, released by Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim, could join Aston Villa permanently after the end of this season if Aston Villa decide to activate their £40 million recruitment option. Rashford, 27, is a former Manchester United academy and was considered one of Europe's best strikers with 138 goals in 426 games in 20 years, but his form has fallen sharply since the summer of 2023 and has suffered an ordeal amid criticism from fans and distrust from the manager.
However, after the come-from-behind victory against Chelsea, expectations for a revival are rising amid praise from coaches, colleagues and experts.
"We are well aware of Rashford's ability," said Asensio, who led the team with a multi-goal and three points on the day. He helps us a lot. I'm so happy. Thank you Marcus for two assists"He expressed his feelings. Aston Villa midfielder Yuri Telemann also "We are really pleased with Rashford's performance today, with two assists."Rashford is a player who can threaten everyone not only one-on-one but also one-on-two. The way he plays is very important to us because he gives our team different quality from the left." "Every time he caught the ball today, I could tell it was dangerous. "The more time we have to play in the future, the better it will be."
Football pundit Jamie Redknapp said "Why other clubs have decided not to sign Rashford?" Redknapp responded to Aston Villa's signing of Rashford, saying `That's how things should be done in the transfer market. Solving those problems is what you have to do, and this is what doing business is like. It's really great to bring Rashford in."
"Why couldn't other clubs bring that player. Football managers around the world will be ripping their heads off thinking, `Why couldn't we get Rashford?' "I understand the doubts the directors had. Maybe I was one of them. But now Aston Villa seems to have a really great business"Rashford's performance was acknowledged around the corner.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
