Man United have been sent an ominous warning over Marcus Rashford’s move to Aston Villa by Paul Merson. Rashford was linked with a number of clubs in the January transfer window, but eventually joined Unai Emery’s side on loan with an option to buy in the summer.

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.

Morgan Rogers had just scored Aston Villa’s second in the 2-1 FA Cup victory against Tottenham Hotspur and Villa’s players had gathered to the left of the Holte End, a cacophony encompassing them, but Emery remained fixated on preparing his two substitutes.