Ian Wright says Marcus Rashford now can’t afford to do what £50m player has done at Arsenal

Marcus Rashford was perhaps the biggest-name player to move in the January transfer window as the Manchester United ace joined Aston Villa on loan.

Rashford wanted to leave Manchester United in January, making that abundantly clear during an interview with Henry Winter, and while he left it late, he finally got his move towards the end of the window.

AC Milan wanted Rashford at one point, while Rashford wanted to sign for Barcelona, but, in the end, it was Aston Villa who signed the England international.

Speaking on the Kelly and Wrighty Show, Ian Wright has given his reaction to Rashford’s move, and he’s also fired a warning to the striker too.

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Ian Wright’s reaction to Marcus Rashford’s move to Aston Villa

Wright shared his verdict on this move.

The pundit, on the whole thought that this was a good move for Rashford, claiming that he’s joining a team in a better position than Manchester United.

However, Wright warned Rashford that he can’t afford to stutter at Villa in the same way Raheem Stering has at Arsenal after the £50m man joined the Gunners on loan in similar circumstances in the summer.

“I don’t think it’s a gamble. In all seriousness I think it’s a very good move to a team that, if we’re being totally honest, are doing better than the team he’s just left. He can go into a team that’s playing well with fans to give him that boost. What you don’t want is to get there and stutter like Sterling at Arsenal. You hope he goes to Villa and he finds something that we’ve been waiting for him to find,” Wright said.

Rashford compared to Raheem Sterling

Wright warned Rashford about having a loan spell similar to Sterling’s at Arsenal, but there may not be much danger of that happening.

Indeed, while Rashford has been criticised recently for his form, he’s still some way off being at Sterling’s sort of level.

Rashford still has plenty left in the tank, and, unlike Sterling at Arsenal, he should be offered plenty of first-team starting opportunities at Aston Villa.

Of course, there’s no guarantee that this loan will work out, but, as Wright says, this is a good chance for Rashford to insert himself into a team that is playing well and, for the first time in a while, find a reason to feel optimistic about his prospects in the short and medium term.

This loan move is a huge chance for Rashford to rebuild his career.