Marco Asensio is making a strong impact during his loan at Aston Villa, scoring another brace in their 2-0 FA Cup win over Cardiff City on Friday night.Villa’s first goal came when Marcus Rashford

Forwards Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford are quickly adapting to Aston Villa's style and growing in confidence, manager Unai Emery said after they linked-up again to lead the club into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Cardiff City.

Emery confirmed Pau Torres and Ross Barkley both remain out through injury, while Matty Cash is close and will be assessed on Thursday. Tyrone Mings, Emiliano Martinez, Amadou Onana, Boubacar Kamara and Donyell Malen are also all doubts for the game.

Unai Emery is preparing to check the fitness of six players ahead of Villa’s FA Cup clash with Cardiff - after claiming his team are not yet contenders to win the competition.

Roy Keane says Marcus Rashford needs to add more goals to his game, despite the forward coming away from Aston Villa’s FA Cup win over Cardiff City with another assist. Rashford appears a player reborn having completed a January loan move from to Villa Park from Manchester United,

Aston Villa have stormed into the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time in a decade, thanks to a second-half masterclass from loan star Marco Asensio.

Unai Emery insisted Villa are not yet among the favourites to win the FA Cup despite beating Cardiff to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in a decade.