SANCH SWIPE

JADON SANCHO aimed a dig at Manchester United in response to Marcus Rashford making his Aston Villa debut.

The forward came on in the 66th minute of Villa’s 2-1 FA Cup win over Tottenham.

After the match Rashford shared some pics from his day at Villa Park and thanked fans for their welcome, saying: “Thank you for the warm welcome. Great team performance.”

The Instagram post drew plenty of attention with more than 500,000 likes and countless comments, including from Rashford’s former team-mate Sancho.

The winger, who is on loan at Chelsea from United, wrote: “Freedom”

Sancho finally departed Old Trafford last summer after almost 12 months exiled from the first-team following a bust-up with former United boss Erik ten Hag.

He only joined Chelsea on loan but his comment seems to show he has cut ties with the Red Devils as the deal that took him to Stamford Bridge includes an option to buy.

Rashford is also out on loan but Villa have a £40m option they could exercise to make his stay permanent.

The England international fell out of favour under Ruben Amorim and was accused of poor performance levels in training.

Rashford said he just wants to concentrate on playing football again in a statement released following the switch.

He wrote: “I would like to thank Manchester United and Aston Villa for making this loan deal happen.

“I was lucky to have a few clubs approach me but Aston Villa was an easy decision.

“I really admire the way that Aston Villa have been playing this season, and the managers’ ambitions.

“I just want to play football and am excited to get started.

“I wish everyone at Manchester United all the best for the rest of the season.” — Sun.