Marcus Rashford “can hurt teams” and help Aston Villa win the Champions League.
In his first interview since he left Manchester United to get used to the Midlanders, the attacker of England revealed that he is focusing on the biggest prize in club football
Rashford will wear the no 9-shirt-leaving by £ 70 million al-Nassr signed Jhon Duran-during while he wants to revive his career under Unai Emery.
He said: “Back in the Champions League is extremely exciting. It is the biggest competition for a club to be involved, and they are always great nights.
“We want to get as far as possible and if we don't want to win, we will never win.
“I am sure it will be a great experience for me to play for Villa in the Champions League.
“I know that I can hurt teams and, if I am at my best, can decide football matches.
“That will be my only goal to help the team to win more matches, to win more points and hopefully to create history.”
Rashford has 12 goals and three assists in 33 performances for United in Europe's Elite Competition.
And Rashford will collaborate with Villas Paris Saint-Germain loaner Marco Asensio when they return to Europe in a last-16-drawing game next month.
Rashford, 27, said: “I played a decent number of games in the Champions League, so I feel that I am experienced and I know how to deal with those situations.
“It is my first time that I play for another team, but it has been excitement instead of being afraid.
“It is an ambitious time for this club and a great opportunity for me to help them keep moving ahead.”
Villa does not pay loan costs, but has been agreed to stomp at least 75 percent of Rashford's £ 325,000 weekly wage package.
That can achieve 90 percent if bonus goals are hit.
Rashford can permanently sign this summer for £ 40 million.
He last played on December 12 and was accused by Ruben Amorim for lack of effort in training.
The 60-Cap Three Lions Ace believes that he can bring his game to a new level under intense Villa chef Emery.
Rashford, who was able to make his villa debut at Tottenham in the FA Cup on Sunday, added: “He is a top manager and what he did with the club is incredible.
“It is the constant ambition that is attractive. They are a club that is in a good position in the competition and push them to get higher.
“We have a good, ambitious manager and great talent in the team. I had to choose somewhere where I feel that my style of football is suitable, and helps them and help me rediscover and improve as a player.
“I want to get the most out of my time.”
Asensio, a winner of the Champions League at Real Madrid, can't wait to connect with Emery.
The wing player, 29, said: “Unai's had a great career, he is a top coach, he is the key that I can get here because of his idea of how he wants to play football.
“I love it, it fits me perfectly.”
“I have experience with this kind of Champions League games. They are games that are determined on the basis of small margins. “
Villa will also agree a loan agreement to take Chelsea Outcast Axel Disasi for the rest of this season.
Emery feared that he had missed the 26-year-old international defender of France.
Blues did not want to strengthen a direct rival for Champions League and wanted him to go to Spurs instead.
However, buying the £ 38.8 million from Monaco in August 2023 buried its heels.
Villa will pay a loan costs of £ 5 million to land the center-back, which played for France on the World Cup 2022.
In the meantime, Villa defenders Kosta Nedeljkovic, 19, and Sil Swinkels, 21, went to RB Leipzig and Bristol Rovers in respective loan agreements.
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