Unai Emery has Aston Villa dreaming of European glory again - and the Spaniard's Midas touch has already had the desired effect on January buys Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio

Latest Aston Villa news from BirminghamLive as Marcus Rashford enjoys a new lease of life under Unai Emery at Villa Park.

His defensive work-rate at Villa has also been a stark contrast to his efforts at Man Utd; Rashford has made 2.01 tackles per 90 for Villa in the Premier League, compared to 0.64 per 90 at his boyhood club. Not to mention, the forward has won possession 3.52 times per 90 for Villa, while he managed to do so just 2.22 times per 90 at Man Utd.

Eyeing summer reinforcements, Unai Emery is now reportedly pleading Monchi to do everything to sign one particular La Liga star for Aston Villa when the transfer window swings open. The Villans already stole plenty of headlines during the January transfer window when they signed Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio on loan from Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has asked sporting director Monchi to sign Real Betis star Isco who has previously won five Champions League titles.

Paris Saint-Germain will face Aston Villa in the quarter-finals of the Champions League 2024-2025, a special moment for coach Unai Emery, who was on the PSG bench from 2016 to 2018 and has occupied that of the English club since 2022.