Ruben Amorim was reluctant to be drawn over whether Marcus Rashford and Antony could be given a second chance under him at Manchester United when their loan spells end this summer.
Rashford left United for Aston Villa in January after being frozen out by Amorim over his attitude in training. Under the terms of the deal, Villa are covering at least 75 per cent of his £315,000-a-week salary and have an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season for £40million.
The 27-year-old has rediscovered his form and regained his England place, playing against Albania and Latvia during the international break after being called up for Thomas Tuchel’s first two games in charge, and then scored his first goals for Villa in the FA Cup win at Preston on Sunday.