Marcus Rashford has made a good start to his loan spell at Aston Villa and Manchester United legend Roy Keane praised the forward after he impressed in their FA Cup win over Cardiff

Marco Asensio has won the Champions League three times and multiple other trophies at Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain but now he is looking to add more silverware with Aston Villa.

Arsenal failed with a January bid for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins and the England international was leading the line as Unai Emery's side moved into the FA Cup quarter-finals

Watch highlights as Marco Asensio scores twice to send Aston Villa to the FA Cup quarter-finals after beating Cardiff City 2-0 at Villa Park.

Marcus Rashford joined Aston Villa on loan from Manchester United for the second half of the Premier League season and has already made an impression with his new team-mates

January signings Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio combine to give Aston Villa the lead against Cardiff in their FA Cup fifth-round tie.

ASTON VILLA 2-0 CARDIFF CITY: Two second-half goals from Marco Asensio were enough to send Aston Villa into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup as Unai Emery chases a trophy for the Villans

Arsenal want to sign Joshua Kimmich, Aston Villa have joined the race for Dusan Vlahovic, and Liverpool are willing to listen to offers for Luis Diaz.

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