'Hopefully he will play' - Unai Emery reveals when Man Utd loanee Marcus Rashford could return for Aston Villa after injury blow

The Manchester United loanee sustained the injury late last month, with manager Emery stating the 27-year-old would be out for a "few weeks". Now, however, the Spaniard has revealed that the England international could play one or two more games this season.

He told reporters on Friday: “For tomorrow, he’s not available. He’s working on his comeback as soon as possible, but there’s still weeks to be available or not with us for the rest of the season. Of course, there’s four weeks and hopefully he will play with us one or two matches.”

Rashford, who has reportedly flown to Dubai to aid his rehab, faces an uncertain period as it is not yet known if his time at United is over, whether Villa will exercise their £40 million ($53m/€47m) buy option, or if he will head to pastures new. But if he can return before the season finishes, with their last two games against Tottenham and United, he could aid Villa's bid to qualify for the Champions League.

While Rashford continues his rehab, Villa host Fulham on Saturday lunchtime in a crunch Premier League clash as both teams try to qualify for European football next season.