It has loosened up for Marcus Rashford. Manchester United supporters wish it was at Old Trafford and not Villa Park, but for the 27-year-old a big personal boost. On Sunday, the goal also came.
Now, Preston North End will not be a match for Champions League club Aston Villa, but in the cup anything can happen, as a Norwegian football sage put it.
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Preston fought tooth and nail, with Aston Villa banging against the defensive wall right up until an hour had been played. Then Villa got a hole in the boil, Marcus Rashford went for his first goal in a Villa shirt.
And then came the famous Ketchup bottle effect. Five minutes later, Villa were awarded a penalty, Rashford was given the task and coolly put the ball in to make it 0-2.
The game ended 0-3, Rashford and Villa are through to the FA Cup semi-finals against Crystal Palace. Rashford is bursting with energy and feels his match form is returning.
-It’s a nice feeling. I feel that I have become more and more fit and I have played better since I started at the club. It’s always nice for a striker to score a goal, and hopefully it continues. One step at a time. I can still get even fitter. I didn’t play that much before I came here. My body feels good and I like to play,” Marcus Rashford told the BBC after the game.
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Game time, assists, call-up to the England national team, two goals for Aston Villa. It seems like Rashford has no reason to leave Aston Villa in the summer.
