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16th Apr 2016

This stat perfectly encapsulates Marcus Rashford’s rise and Aston Villa’s demise

Robert Redmond

Two ships passing in the night.

Aston Villa and Marcus Rashford is going in opposite directions at the moment.

Villa, one of English footballs most successful clubs, winners of the European Cup, seven leagues titles, seven FA Cups and five League Cups, have been relegated from the Premier League.

Next season will be their first time outside the top flight since 1987/88.

While Rashford, the young Manchester United striker, was unknown outside Old Trafford until scoring a brace on his debut in the Europa League in February.

The 18 year old scored the goal to relegate Villa on Saturday afternoon, his seventh since breaking into the first-team.

Even more damning for the Birmingham club is that since making his debut, Rashford has scored more than twice as many goals as Villa – seven to a measly three for an entire squad of players.

The latest, in a long line, of unwanted records for the fallen giants this season.

However, the youngster is also making his team-mates look bad. Rashford has scored as many goals at Old Trafford in the first-half for United this season, three, as the rest of Louis van Gaal’s side put together.

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