Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has insisted that new loan signing Marcus Rashford has trained "fantastically" despite Manchester United's willingness to part ways.

But with Villa suffering something of a defensive crisis, Emery has instead opted for centre-back Alex Disasi, a deadline day loan signing from Chelsea. Fellow loan signings Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio have also been picked. He said: “The rules only can register three changes. We changed five players and only we can register three.

I think his potential is huge potential to exploit. I am very happy to try to exploit and help him recover his performances, individually and collectively. My challenge with him is huge. His challenge

Unai Emery has left Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia out of Aston Villa ’s squad for the Champions League knockout phase. Villa signed Malen from Borussia Dortmund last month in a deal worth €23 million (£19m) plus €3m (£2.5m) in add-ons, while Garcia joined in a £7m move from Spanish side Levante.

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Aston Villa boss Unai Emery ‘argued’ with two of his January signings after being forced to exclude them from the club’s Champions League squad. Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia will not feature for the Villans in the knockout phase of the European competition.

Marcus Rashford sealed a late winter transfer to Aston Villa much to the surprise of many, including his new boss Unai Emery.The 27-year-old is an academy product of Manchester United who cemented

Unai Emery is relishing the “huge challenge” of getting Marcus Rashford back to his best at Villa. Rashford made the most high-profile move of the transfer window when he joined on loan from Manchester United for the rest of the season and Emery is determined to unlock his big potential.

W ith the UEFA Champions League about to enter its knockout phase next week after the final round of league phase play last week, Europe's top clubs had big decisions to make rega

Marcus Rashford, Axel Disasi and Marco Asensio, however, have been added to Villa's squad for the UCL knockout phase.