It was two months, 59 days to be exact, of being frozen out at Manchester United in what seemed like at times a campaign to dispense of Rashford. Ruben Amorim consistently brought up Rashford’s demeanour, standards in training and appeared to have no time for sulking.

Jadon Sancho reacted to Marcus Rashford's first appearance for Aston Villa after leaving Manchester United on loan with one word: "Freedom". Rashford came off the bench during the second half of Villa's 2-1 FA Cup victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon.

The Englishman replaced Donyell Malen in the 66th minute, but still managed to make an impression on fans and the media. United supporters have shared their thoughts on his start at Villa Park already and now, Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer have spoken about his debut and the pair are on the same page.