Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho faced each other on Saturday night as Aston Villa beat Chelsea 2-1(Image: eal Simpson/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images). Manchester United loanees Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho had a brief embrace at Villa Park after the former inspired Aston Villa to victory over Chelsea in the Premier League.. The wingers are close friends having played alongside each other for United and England but found themselves on opposing teams having left the Reds this season. Sancho left Old Trafford under a cloud following a public fallout with former manager Erik ten Hag in September 2023.. While Ten Hag was insistent that was water under the bridge in the summer, United agreed a loan with obligation to buy Sancho for £25m on deadline day last year. Rashford’s exit from the Reds was more recent having suffered his own fallout with a United boss in the form of Ruben Amorim.. Earlier this month, the winger leapt at the opportunity to join Villa having seen a move to Barcelona become unattainable. The pair interacted on social media following Rashford’s switch to the Midlands with Sancho controversially commenting: “Freedom,” on a post marking the winger’s arrival at Unai Emery’s team.. On Saturday, the duo met for the first time since their respective United departures with both men starting the match on the bench for different reasons. While Rashford is being introduced steadily after a long time without regular minutes, Enzo Maresca has dropped Sancho due to his poor form.. However, both men would be introduced in the second half to produce wildly different outcomes on the pitch. Rashford came on at half-time and bagged two assists as Villa overturned a one-goal deficit to beat Chelsea.. Sancho was introduced with approximately 15 minutes remaining but was largely anonymous. Once the full-time whistle blew, the pair embraced on the pitch with Sancho whispering something to Rashford before the pair went their separate ways.. Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho embrace after Aston Villa beat Chelsea 2-1. Article continues below. Villa are understood to hold an option to buy Rashford in the summer for a fee of approximately £40m. If he continues this form, the West Midlands club could be taking up that option.
