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Aston Villa star admits he's 'unhappy' with current situation after Marcus Rashford's move from Man Utd

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Updated 09:47 20 Apr 2025 GMT+1Published 15:59 14 Apr 2025 GMT+1

Aston Villa star admits he's 'unhappy' with current situation after Marcus Rashford's move from Man Utd

He has spoken out.

Tom Jenkins

Tom Jenkins

Aston Villa star Ollie Watkins has admitted he is unhappy with his current role at the club ahead of their Champions League quarter-final second leg against PSG.

Watkins has had to get used to life on the bench in recent weeks, with Unai Emery preferring Marcus Rashford up top in all but one of Villa's last five games.

The former Brentford man's new role comes at a crucial stage of the season with Villa battling to stay in this season's Champions League, as well as qualify for next season's competition.

Watkins vents frustrations over game time

With Watkins now second in line after returning from a knee injury, the forward has hit out at Unai Emery and revealed he is not happy with the situation.

"For me, I’m not happy to sit on the bench. It’s disappointing every game that I’m on the bench, but it’s the manager’s decision at the end of the day," he explained ahead of PSG's trip to Villa Park via Goal.

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Watkins is also just one goal away from matching Gabby Agbonlohor's 74 Premier League goals for the club and admitted he is desperate to put his name in the history books.

"Am I aware of the record? Of course I am. That is why I wanted to take the penalty as well. To equal it, then one more to get the record. Two more to beat it," he explained.

However, Watkins' remains extremely confident in becoming Villa's top scorer, and has no doubts he will achieve his goal.

He added: "I am thinking of breaking it. I will do it at some point and I’m looking forward to that day."

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Ollie Watkins and Marcus Rashford for Aston Villa- Getty
Ollie Watkins and Marcus Rashford for Aston Villa- Getty

Watkins injury couldn't have come at a worse time, as it allowed new loan signing Rashford to cement his place as Emery's first choice.

Rashford has scored three times and grabbed four assists since making the move from Old Trafford, with Watkins going five games without a goal prior to Saturday.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Ollie Watkins, Aston Villa, Unai Emery, Champions League, Football, Premier League, Marcus Rashford

Tom Jenkins
Tom Jenkins

Tom Jenkins is a Social Editor and Journalist for SPORTBible. Specialises in Football and F1 but has experience covering a variety of sports such as MMA, Boxing and Cricket. Suffers weekly as an Evertonian.

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