'Downhill': Ex-Manchester United star gives damning verdict on Aston Villa's Marcus Rashford

The out of favour Manchester United forward departed the club in the January transfer window - after falling out of favour at Old Trafford.

He made his Villa debut on Sunday in their FA Cup victory over Tottenham - and will be looking to re-discover his form after a difficult campaign at United.

However, a former United hero has questioned whether he has made the right move.

Teddy Sheringham insists that making the loan switch is a 'step down' for Rashford, despite Villa being in a higher position in the Premier League than the underperforming Reds.

He said: “I don't really know if Aston Villa is the right place for Marcus Rashford to rediscover his form and frankly, I don’t really care.

“Right now, at this minute, I'm not really a Marcus Rashford lover. I'm looking at him thinking, why are you leaving Man United?

“Whether he knows something that we don't, I really don't know. I'm lost for words when he says he wants to leave Man United because it's one of the biggest clubs in the world.”

“I think Rashford’s burnt his bridges at the club,.

“As soon as he started talking about leaving the football club, that’s when he needs to start firing on all cylinders for Aston Villa.

“That's where he's laid his hat as such. He needs to start doing the business now because if he doesn't do it there, who takes him after that?

“Because for me, he was at the best club in the world. Now, he's going downhill. Obviously, they're above them at the moment, but it's not a bigger football club.

“Even with Champions League football, you can't compare the two clubs. No, but he needs to start performing."