Manchester United are considering the possibility of swapping Marcus Rashford with Bayern Munich’s Aleksandar Pavlovic, as per reports. Rashford has enjoyed a lively start to his Aston Villa career, impressing many with his intense approach and nutmegs in his first two games for Unai Emery’s side.

Raphael Varane admits he was surprised by Marcus Rashford ’s decision to leave Manchester United and join Aston Villa in the January transfer window. Rashford had attracted interest from several clubs last month including AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona but ended up joining Villa on loan for the remainder of the season.

Manchester United's Marcus Rashford still dreams of a summer move to La Liga giants Barcelona as he aims to regain form on loan at Unai Emery's Aston Villa.