{"id":11027,"date":"2025-02-22T22:16:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T22:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/aston-villa-2-1-chelsea-marcus-rashford-new-hero-and-inspires-villa-comeback-win\/"},"modified":"2025-02-22T22:16:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T22:16:27","slug":"aston-villa-2-1-chelsea-marcus-rashford-new-hero-and-inspires-villa-comeback-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/aston-villa-2-1-chelsea-marcus-rashford-new-hero-and-inspires-villa-comeback-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea: Marcus Rashford &#8216;new hero&#8217; and inspires Villa comeback win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">For Manchester United, it was yet another day during which their troubles were exposed. For Marcus Rashford, it was the polar opposite.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Rashford, who joined United at the age of seven and for so long was an instrumental player for the club, found himself frozen out under new manager Ruben Amorim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">So he went on loan to Aston Villa &#8211; and, on Saturday, he shone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The 27-year-old&#8217;s determined, energetic display after being brought on as a half-time substitute against Chelsea saw him assist both goals as Villa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/live\/ckg7g8v5pewt\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">came from behind to win 2-1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">United, meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/live\/c8xqxke8w52t\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">drew 2-2 with Everton<\/a> to remain 15th in the table.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">On Wednesday, Rashford made his first start in the 2-2 draw with Liverpool and on Saturday evening he had an exceptional half off the bench. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">According to team-mate Youri Tielemans, he is someone who will &#8220;only get better&#8221; as he gets back to playing regular minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;[I am] very pleased, especially the way he is performing now and with the two assists today,&#8221; Tielemans told Sky Sports. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Marcus is someone who can threaten everyone one versus one and even one versus two. He is very important for us in the way he plays because he gives us something different on the left-hand side.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">With Marco Asensio scoring both goals, Rashford assisted the same player twice in a Premier League game for the first time since June 2020. &#8220;Every time he got the ball he was dangerous,&#8221; added Tielemans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Although he fell out of favour under Amorim, Rashford is beginning to find his feet again under Unai Emery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He is currently on loan at Villa until the end of the season, having joined in February after not featuring for United since expressing his desire for a &#8220;new challenge&#8221; in December.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Villa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cjdejvxvk29o\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">have the option to make Rashford&#8217;s deal permanent for \u00a340m<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cx2gd810143o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Manchester United, it was yet another day during which their troubles were exposed. For Marcus Rashford, it was the polar opposite. Rashford, who joined United at the age of seven and for so long was an instrumental player for the club, found himself frozen out under new manager Ruben Amorim. 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