Aston Villa manager Unai Emery suggested he is not ready to unleash Marcus Rashford and Ollie Watkins as a strike partnership against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Villa needs to overturn a 3-1 deficit from the first leg when the teams meet at Villa Park.<\/p>\n
But Emery does not think England internationals Rashford and Watkins can play as a front two yet.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe next step, if I have time, is to play them together,\u201d he told a news conference Monday. \u201cWe did with Rashford playing left side, but now we are choosing more with both playing as strikers. That\u2019s the next step. I want to practice. I want to test, but not now, with enough time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rashford has impressed during a loan spell from Manchester United, with three goals in recent weeks. Watkins has scored 15 this season, including one to set up a 3-0 win against Southampton on Saturday after coming on as a substitute.<\/p>\n
Emery said Watkins feels \u201cfantastic,\u201d but he is still to decide what team to play against French champion PSG.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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