Aston Villa star makes 'confidence' point about Marcus Rashford after Preston brace

The on loan Manchester United forward netted for the first time since December 1 with two goals in Sunday’s FA Cup win at Preston.

Team-mate Ramsey explained how the England international, who joined Villa for the second half of the season after being frozen out at Old Trafford, has visibly looked more confident as the weeks and matches have passed.

He said: “You can see in training and even watching the England games that he’s been getting that confidence back. 

“Two goals on Sunday he’ll be buzzing and hopefully he can keep scoring.”

Rashford had been on the sidelines for nearly two months before joining Villa but has been involved in every match for Unai Emery’s team.

Ramsey, who himself endured a frustrating 18 months with injury, believes it can take time for forward players to rediscover their rhythm.

He said: “I always think for an attacking player to get that sharpness back it takes a bit longer than it does for a defender. 

“If you look at Bouba – he was out for a year with a big injury and he came back like he’d never been away.

“For me, last year I was out and then the start of this season I was still not feeling great. But that Celtic game (at the end of January) was probably the turning point.” 

Villa are back in action on Wednesday night when they visit Brighton in the Premier League.