Marcus Rashford is enjoying his new lease on life as an Aston Villa player, free of the weight on his shoulders that naturally accompanied being the poster boy of Manchester United in crisis. The 27-year-old loanee notched up his first goal contributions at Villa Park on Saturday evening, helping down Chelsea 2-1 in the Premier League.

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Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho are on similar paths as anointed starboys who have fallen on hard times. Both endured the double trauma of missing a penalty for England in the 2021 European Championship final,