And the one win was at Southampton, which barely counts. Iraola’s Bournemouth have always operated in this kind of streaky fashion. It’s not even the first time this season they’ve had a four-game run containing three league defeats and a 3-1 win over Southampton.

Speaking to the BBC's Champions League show, Smith said: "Of Villa's January signings, it was Marcus Rashford who captured the imagination in England most because he's Marcus Rashford and because of everything that happened at Manchester United.

It's fair to say that Marco Asensio has made a substantial ... lion's share of the headlines when leaving Manchester United for Villa in January, Asensio was an eye-catching addition nonetheless.

Forwards Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford are quickly adapting to Aston Villa's style and growing in confidence, manager Unai Emery said after they linked-up again to lead the club into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Cardiff City.

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Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford have hit form since they signed for Aston Villa, who face Club Brugge in the Champions League last 16.

Marco Asensio is thriving in his loan stint with Aston Villa as the Paris Saint-Germain loanee scored another brace as the Premier League side defeated Cardiff City on Friday night in the FA

Get Involved: #bbcfootball, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Emlyn Begley FT: Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City That's the end of this live text as Marco Asensio sent Aston Villa into their first FA Cup quarter-final in a decade.

LONDON - Marco Asensio fired Aston Villa into the FA Cup quarter-finals as the Spanish forward struck twice in a 2-0 win against Cardiff on Feb 28. Unai Emery’s side were held at bay by the gritty Championship outfit until deep into the second half of the last-16 clash at Villa Park.

Emery made a quadruple substitution shortly after his side’s second goal, giving Rashford, Asensio, Watkins and Ian Maatsen a rest and Lucas Digne, Morgan Rogers, Jacob Ramsey and Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba the final eight minutes plus injury time.

Forwards Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford are quickly ... England international Rashford is on loan from Manchester United while Asensio has joined from Paris Saint-Germain until the end of ...