‘100 per cent ready’: On loan Man Utd star tipped to to return to Old Trafford

Former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney has tipped Marcus Rashford to make a sensational return to the club after his loan spell at Aston Villa.

Having left United during the January transfer window, Rashford has return back to form, putting up impressive performance for Aston Villa. The England international continued with a fantastic display for Aston Villa in the Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain.

The Villans looked well out of sight on 27 minutes aagainst PSG as the French side took a 5-1 lead on aggregate after two early goals from Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes.

However, Youri Tielemans getting one back ahead of the interval before John McGinn and Ezri Konsa grabbed further goals to put Unai Emery’s side one goal behind.

Despite the result, Rashford showed what he’s capable of doing and this caught the attention of Rooney.

Marcus Rashford  runs with the ball whilst under pressure from Marquinhos of Paris Saint-Germain (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

On Aston Villa coming up short on the night, Rooney said on Amazon Prime: “How they came out for the second half was excellent. They came out with a belief and an energy, they felt like they had nothing to lose.

“They will be proud with their performance but also really disappointed as well because the goals they conceded in the first half were really avoidable and that’s what cost them the tie.

“The goals they conceded in the first half were sloppy and nowhere near good enough at this level.

“That’s ultimately what has cost them.”

When asked if he thought Aston Villa had a chance after Konsa’s goal, Rooney replied: “100 per cent. They were on the front foot, PSG were rocked, they were rattled and Villa were going for them.

“I have to say, I have to give a massive shout out to Marcus Rashford. I thought he was fantastic, the Rashford we’ve seen over the years.

“His skill, his ability, getting at players, driving at players and then his awareness to pull the ball back.

“When this goal goes in, you can feel the atmosphere and the Villa players get that belief that they can get back in the tie.

“They probably just ran out of energy. They gave a lot to that 20 minutes and PSG saw the game out well.

“But it was a fantastic effort from all the Villa players, the fans got right behind them and, unfortunately, they just fells short.”

Aston Villa reportedly have a £40m option to sign Rashford in the summer and it’s left to see if that clause will be activated.