Unai Emery says he needs to “assist” and “assist” Marcus Rashford after the Manchester United loanee impressed as Aston Villa cam from behind to beat Chelsea at Villa Park.
One other of Villa’s mortgage signings, Marco Asensio, scored twice within the second-half because the hosts recovered from Enzo Fernandez’s opener to say a 2-1 victory.
Rashford, who got here off the bench at half-time, supplied assists for each objectives because the England ahead seems to be to reignite his profession away from Previous Trafford.
Rashford seemed a continuing risk on the left for Villa, and Emery revealed he needed to assist the 27-year-old regain his confidence.
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“[We want to] assist him, assist him, make him really feel snug right here to get confidence with us,” stated Emery after the sport.
“He’s going to hopefully be increasingly more vital for us.”
The Villa boss admitted the primary half efficiency towards Chelsea was beneath par however he praised his gamers’ exhibiting after the break.
Emery stated: “We wanted extra. We conceding quite a bit and never dominating matches. Immediately we began very badly, we conceded the aim. We have been late on our press. Then we have been getting progressively higher.
“Within the second-half, we performed fantastically. The subs had an excellent influence, and we wanted it as a result of we performed on Wednesday [against Liverpool] and we have been getting drained.”
Emery added that it was very important for Villa to bolster their squad within the January switch window if they’re to compete in three completely different fronts this season.
“We have been with the need to enhance our squad,” stated the Spaniard.
“We would like the gamers to compete within the high eight, the FA Cup and the Champions League.”
