Rashford found himself dropped from the United squad entirely shortly after the Portuguese took over and, after being linked with AC Milan and Barcelona, he opted to join Unai Emery's men on loan last month. It has taken just three Premier League ...

Marcus Rashford is enjoying his new lease on life as an Aston Villa player, free of the weight on his shoulders that naturally accompanied being the poster boy of Manchester United in crisis. The 27-year-old loanee notched up his first goal contributions at Villa Park on Saturday evening, helping down Chelsea 2-1 in the Premier League.

Man Utd are 'exploring' a swap deal that would take Rashford plus a 'supplementary fee' to Bayern, with a star United can build around for the next decade moving the other way