Everything you need to know ahead of Sunday's FA Cup tie at Villa Park

Tottenham manager fights on after Anfield mauling‘It’s irrelevant to me what other people’s opinions are’ Ange Postecoglou has insisted he is not thinking about the possibility of being sacked if Tottenham are knocked out of the FA Cup by Aston Villa on Sunday and has backed his players to recover from their 4-0 thrashing at Liverpool. A weary Spurs squad returned to London in the early hours of Friday with criticism ringing in their ears after surrendering their 1-0 advantage from the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final. They did not manage a shot on target at Anfield, prompting the Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp to describe their performance as “abject”. Continue reading...

Spurs boss claims getting the sack “doesn’t enter my head space” before Sunday's visit to Aston Villa after humiliating Carabao Cup exit at Anfield

Marcus Rashford moved on loan to Aston Villa after his position at Manchester United became unsustainable but Roy Keane has questioned the destination he chose as a result

Match report from Premier League 2 clash at Bodymoor Heath

Marcus Rashford completed a move to Aston Villa on loan late in the transfer window after enduring a difficult time at Old Trafford under Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim

Training images ahead of fourth round clash

Marcus Rashford joined Aston Villa in the January transfer window, with boss Unai Emery already being forced to make difficult decisions when naming his Champions League squad

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery says he faces a "huge challenge" to help revive Marcus Rashford's career, but is ready to "exploit" the on-loan striker's potential.

Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery says he is happy with the signing of Marcus Rashford.

Aston Villa manager assesses his side ahead of fourth round encounter

FA Cup: 10 things to look out for this weekendFixtures | Tables | And you can send John a mail Good morning, football. Sore heads all round after a week of Carabao. How sore is Daniel Levy’s head. We await news of Ange Postecoglou, though surely he will be given Sunday’s FA Cup tie at Aston Villa. Lose that, and, well, let’s see. It’s the FA Cup fourth round, and that means there’s football spread around the weekend, starting with Manchester United hosting Ruud van Nistelrooy and Leicester. Those who like their romance will be looking to Leyton Orient v Manchester City as Saturday’s early kick-off. Saturday-night special: Brighton v Chelsea. Plymouth v Liverpool on Sunday is followed by Frank Lampard’s Coventry taking on Ipswich. We go as far as Monday night: Doncaster Rovers v Crystal Palace. Continue reading...

Marcus Rashford could make his Aston Villa debut as Birmingham aim to bring Newcastle back to earth For spice, consider how this tie is the sides’ third meeting this term. Manchester United won the first two with an aggregate of 8-2, Ruud van Nistelrooy was interim manager for each, then Ruben Amorim made the Dutchman unemployed when taking over as the head coach in mid-autumn. Now returning to Old Trafford as Leicester’s No 1, Van Nistelrooy can expect a warm welcome due to his former status as a star United striker. But if he engineers a knockout of the holders, Van Nistelrooy will be recast, temporarily, as the villain of the faithful. Jamie Jackson Manchester United v Leicester, Friday 8pm (all times GMT) Leyton Orient v Manchester City, Saturday 12.15pm Coventry v Ipswich, Saturday 3pm Everton v Bournemouth, Saturday 3pm Continue reading...

Liverpool see their fixture against Aston Villa rearranged after reaching the final of the Carabao Cup and the clash already has a date and time in February for the Reds to go to Villa Park