It was two months, 59 days to be exact, of being frozen out at Manchester United in what seemed like at times a campaign to dispense of Rashford. Ruben Amorim consistently brought up Rashford’s demeanour, standards in training and appeared to have no time for sulking.

Aston Villa news as Marcus Rashford receives love from the Villa Park faithful in less than a minute into his debut

Marcus Rashford put pen to paper on a loan deal to Aston Villa - and he says it was an easy decision to move to Villa Park. The England forward leaves Manchester United to join the outfit on loan until the end of the season after completing a medical on Sunday.

During Aston Villa’s warm-up there was a rare sighting, seldom seen on a football pitch lately: Marcus Rashford with a beaming smile on his face.

The Englishman got his first taste of action in an Aston Villa strips - and fans have made their feelings clear on his substitute appearance.