Morgan Rogers issues Marcus Rashford 'damage' warning ahead of Tottenham
Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers admits he looked up to Marcus Rashford when he was coming through the ranks and hopes to strike a lethal combination with the Manchester United loanee.
Rashford has joined Villa until the end of the season, but Villa could secure him permanently in the summer after agreeing an option to buy the 27-year-old for £40m. He sealed his move on Sunday and could make his debut against Tottenham in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday (5:35pm).
Villa made three loan signings in the space of as many days at the end of the winter window as Marco Asensio and Axel Disasi followed Rashford through the door. It leaves Unai Emery with plenty of options in attack, with Rashford and Asensio bringing plenty of top level experience to the squad.
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"His talent and quality, everyone's seen it for a number of years now," Rogers told Sky Sports. "To be able to play with him is something I'm thoroughly looking forward to.
"When I was coming up, he was starting to be the guy in England and he's someone I looked up to as a player in a similar position that you want to try and be one day. Hopefully we can cause some damage on the pitch and get Villa where we want to get them."
UEFA have confirmed Villa can only register three of the five new signings they've made this season, meaning two of Donyell Malen, Andres Garcia, Rashford, Asensio or Disasi will not be included in the squad for the knockouts.
Asked about juggling the Champions League with the Premier League, Rogers said: "The first time juggling the Champions League with the Premier League has been difficult.
"We found it hard to go again and again and it's something we've got to get used to if we want to achieve what we want and get the club where we want to get to. It's going to be difficult, but we've got numbers in the squad to help us do so.
"It's about finding the right balance and getting that consistency, which we've been lacking at times.
"But the exciting thing is I don't think we've been at our best and we're still there and thereabouts to where we want to be. We're not quite exactly there, but we're not a million miles away and a couple of good results, a couple of good weeks turns in our favour, but we know we've got more to come."
