Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery voiced his excitement of the challenge to restore the form of new signing Marcus Rashford.
Emery and Villa are set to face Tottenham Hotspur in the fourth round of the FA Cup this weekend.
The Spaniard also confirmed that Andres Garcia and Donyell Malen will not be included in their European squad.
“The decision we had to take yesterday and they are out – Andres Garcia and as well, Donyell Malen,” Emery said.
“It wasn’t a good decision that I had to take but I spoke with Andres and I spoke with Donyell to tell them the decision.”
Speaking about January signing Marcus Rashford, Emery expressed satisfaction with the deal despite the Englishman’s fallout with Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim.
“I’m very happy with the transfer window we did and I’m very happy with him. The conversation I had with him was a very normal conversation between a player and a coach, speaking about football.
“The only thing I want from him is the best football. As a person, we’re introducing him into the dressing room as one player more helping us.
“His capacity and potential is still being a huge potential to exploit. I don’t want to know the reason why he’s leaving from Manchester, but I’m very happy keeping him here.
“I’m very happy to try and exploit and to help him to recover his performances individually and collectively. My challenge with him is a huge challenge. His challenge with us is a very exciting challenge.”
