Marcus Rashford sends 'great' message to Aston Villa fans after key development

Aston Villa forward Marcus Rashford took to social media to send a message to the fans after making his debut in their 2-1 FA Cup win over Tottenham.

The 27-year-old replaced fellow January signing Donyell Malen in the 67th minute as Aston Villa secured a spot in the fifth round.

Jacob Ramsey opened the scoring for the home side after just two minutes, a player many Villa fans thought would suffer due to the arrival of Rashford.

In-form forward Morgan Rogers doubled Villa's lead just two minutes before the Man United loanee came on, all but securing their spot in the next round.

Wonderkid Mathys Tel scored his first Tottenham goal in added time, but it was too little too late, and Villa progressed to the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Spurs fans were furious after 4-0 League Cup loss to Liverpool and now the defeat to Villa is unlikely to do Ange Postecoglu any favours as they continue to struggle.

Marcus Rashford makes Aston Villa debut as side secure FA Cup progression

The forward had been a key player for United before Ruben Amorim took over, starting 19 of his 24 games across all competitions, scoring seven goals, and providing three assists in his 1500 minutes of action.

Rashford appeared to be working hard ahead of his debut, sharing a training ground update from his first session at the club.

He has since taken to Instagram to send a message to his new fans, saying: "Thank you for the warm welcome. Great team performance."

Football Insider revealed (February 9) that parent club Man United would be willing to let Rashford return to the fold if he's able to put his issues behind him while with Villa

Rashford could be in line to make his first Villa start in their Premier League clash with Ipswich Town on Saturday (February 15).

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