Latest Manchester United news as Jude Bellingham sends a message to Marcus Rashford after England's win over Albania
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Jude Bellingham sent a message to Marcus Rashford(Image: Fantasista/Getty Images)
Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham issued a two-word message to Marcus Rashford as the Manchester United loanee made his return to the England national team.
Rashford is spending the second half of the season on loan at Aston Villa, where he has four assists to his name in nine appearances and is yet to score his first goal. The deal also includes an option to buy for Villa at the end of the season, with the club also covering 75 percent of Rashford's £325,000-per-week wages during the loan spell.
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Before moving to Villa Park, Rashford had scored seven goals for United but had not featured in the 13 matches before his move away from Old Trafford.
The forward's last appearance for United came against Viktoria Plzen on December 12 in the Europa League, and it remains to be seen if he will feature for the club again once the loan spell comes to an end.
England head coach Thomas Tuchel included Rashford in the squad for their World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia.
The United loanee was handed a start by Tuchel as the Three Lions claimed a 2-0 win over Albania at Wembley Stadium on Friday night.
Rashford posted on Instagram after making his 60th cap for his country, which was also his first since March last year. The 27-year-old wrote on Instagram: "It felt so good to be back with the boys! A solid start to the qualifiers with a lot more to come.
Bellingham left a comment on Rashford's post, which simply read: "He’s back," accompanied by a heart emoji.
Rashford will be hoping to be in action for England against when the Three Lions face Latvia at Wembley on Monday night.
Tuchel, meanwhile, expressed his desire to see more from his wingers with Manchester City ace Phil Foden starting on the opposite side to Rashford.
“We hope for more impact in these positions," he said. "More dribbling and more aggressive runs towards the box. In general that was missing.
"The chances come from the little runs behind the line. "There was a bit missing, they were not as decisive as they can be.
"I think both of our wingers who started were not as impactful as they normally can be, as they are normally in club football. "At the moment, I’m not so sure why we struggled to bring the ball quicker to them and to bring the ball into more open positions to them. I’m not so sure why it took us so long.
"I think we lacked a bit runs off the ball, so it was too much passing, not enough dribbling and not enough carrying the ball and driving with the ball. Not aggressive enough towards goal. "They trained very well and they were decisive in training, that's why they deserved to start and they were good in the last weeks in their clubs.
"We will keep on encouraging them and make sure to create a structure for them to show their potential."