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'Is Unai Emery crazy?' - Ollie Watkins told to 'push for a move' after being snubbed for Marcus Rashford as Aston Villa reveal lineup to face PSG

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<p>Despite being Villa's top scorer this season, manager Unai Emery has dropped Watkins to the bench, and Rashford will lead the line for their Champions League quarter-final second leg against PSG on Tuesday night. This hasn't gone down too well with a selection of football fans, with some calling Emery "crazy" and others saying the 29-year-old should move elsewhere. </p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p><a href="https://x.com/DrFa1ade/status/1912204255030550804" target="_blank">@DrFa1ade</a> posed a question on X, saying: "Watkins should have pushed for a move, because how is he not starting?"</p><p><a href="https://x.com/GodBleedsBlue/status/1912204546295714090" target="_blank">@GodBleedsBlue</a> tweeted: "How has Rashford pushed Watkins out? I cannot for the life of me see it."</p><p><a href="https://x.com/ballknowsme/status/1912204286974361918" target="_blank">@ballknowsme</a> commented: "Embarrassing that club legend Ollie Watkins isn’t starting the UCL games he literally got them into himself for some lazy bum on loan."</p><p><a href="https://x.com/sheila_gooner/status/1912204154614997383" target="_blank">@sheila_gooner</a> put: "Ollie Watkins' dream is to play for Arsenal. Emery seems to prefer Rashford to him nowadays. What do you think about us making a bid for Ollie?"</p><p>And <a href="https://x.com/TrxpleM/status/1912204424568582254" target="_blank">@TrxpleM</a> added: "Has Rashford actually been better than Watkins this season or is Unai just being crazy?"</p>

WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

<p>Watkins was linked with Arsenal, a team he grew up supporting, in January <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/ollie-watkins-makes-decision-arsenal-move-shock-bid-aston-villa-star/blt0ea79a83a757907b" target="_blank">but Villa rebuffed their interest</a>. If Manchester United loanee <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/marcus-rashford-makes-key-decision-future-weeks-after-leaving-man-utd-aston-villa-loan/blt000552ddb3fdd029" target="_blank">Rashford signs permanently for the Villans</a>, Watkins may consider his Villa Park future more intensely in the summer. Either way, Emery will have picked a team he believes stands the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/aston-villa-player-ratings-psg-morgan-rogers-desire-doue-khvicha-kvaratskhelia-champions-league-quarter-final-edge/blt70e6741467b9a343#cs028784cea097ac83" target="_blank">best chance of overturning a 3-1 first-leg deficit</a> to the French champions. </p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>After this crunch match, Emery's Villa return to Premier League action on Saturday at home to fellow top five hopefuls Newcastle United.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

'Is Unai Emery crazy?' - Ollie Watkins told to 'push for a move' after being snubbed for Marcus Rashford as Aston Villa reveal lineup to face PSG | Goal.com

Ollie Watkins has been told to &quot;push for a move&quot; out of Aston Villa after Marcus Rashford was picked ahead of him against Paris Saint-Germain.

&apos;Is Unai Emery crazy?&apos; - Ollie Watkins told to &apos;push for a move&apos; after being snubbed for Marcus Rashford as Aston Villa reveal lineup to face PSG

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