Marcus Rashford has enjoyed something of a resurgence on loan from Manchester United at Aston Villa.
The Aston Villa No.9 has provided four assists in nine appearances for the Villans since his February loan to Villa Park – doing enough to impress Thomas Tuchel and start both games for England during the international break.
TBR Football understand Rashford is happy at Aston Villa working under Unai Emery – an interesting detail seeing as the Villans negotiated a £40m option to buy the forward permanently this summer.
The 27-year-old could even win a trophy, with Aston Villa one game away from an FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
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If Marcus Rashford can help Aston Villa win the FA Cup for the first time since 1957, he will make English football history.
Marcus Rashford could become the first player to win back-to-back FA Cups with different clubs
The Manchester United academy graduate started at Wembley last season as the Red Devils surprisingly beat Manchester City 2-1 in the FA Cup final, winning his second FA Cup as a result.
If Rashford, who Arsenal looked at, lifts a third with Aston Villa this season, he will become the first footballer in history to win back-to-back FA Cups with different clubs.
Marcus Rashford has the chance to win the #EmiratesFACup in back-to-back seasons with two different clubs – Manchester United last season and Aston Villa this time around 🏆
Do you think Villa can go all the way? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/uvtwIWutxp
— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) March 26, 2025
Aston Villa face Preston in the quarter-final, so, with all due respect to the Championship outfit, Emery will be quietly confident of managing the Villans in an FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
Players to have won the FA Cup with different clubs
There have been several players to win the FA Cup with different clubs – although none have managed the feat in successive seasons.
Mark Hughes has previously won the FA Cup with both Manchester United and Chelsea, while Nicolas Anelka and Ashley Cole lifted the prestigious trophy for both Arsenal and Chelsea.
Ultimately, Rashford will, presumably, be pleased to know Manchester United are no longer in the FA Cup, or he would have ran the risk of being cup-tied for a potential showpiece event at Wembley.
