Unai Emery says he wants to ‘support’ Marcus Rashford and ‘help’ after the loan of Manchester United impressed Aston Villa Cam from behind to defeat Chelsea in Villa Park.
Another of the credit institutions of Villa, Marco Asensio, scored twice in the second half when the hosts recovered from Enzo Fernandez’s opener to claim a 2-1 victory.
Rashford, who came from the bank during the rest, provided assists for both goals, while the England attacker has re -delivered his career from Old Trafford.
Rashford seemed to be a constant threat on the left for Villa, and Emery revealed that he wanted to help the 27-year-old to regain his confidence.
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‘[We want to] Support him, help him, make him comfortable here to get confidence with us, “Emery said after the game.
“He will hopefully be increasingly important for us.”
The villa boss admitted that the first half against Chelsea was under par, but he praised the show of his players after the break.
Emery said: “We needed more. We admit a lot and do not dominate competitions. Today we started very badly, we admitted the goal. We were late in our press. Then we gradually got better.
“We played fantastic in the second half. The Subs had a good impact and we needed it because we played on Wednesday [against Liverpool] And we got tired. “
Emery added that it was vital for Villa to strengthen their team in the January transfer window if they want to compete in three different fronts this season.
“We were with the need to improve our team,” said the Spaniard.
“We want the players to participate in the top eight, the FA Cup and the Champions League.”
