da betway： Aston Villa’s eventual 5-0 scoreline against Liverpool can be seen as fairly deceiving, as it implies that the home side was comfortable throughout the evening’s proceedings.
da bwin： That sense is added to even further when it is considered that Dean Smith’s side was 3-0 up and out of sight by half time.
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However, things could have looked very different in the Carabao Cup quarter-final if it wasn’t for Orjan Nyland.
The Norwegian stopper made a total of eight saves during the match, which included those from a strong Harvey Elliott effort and a long-range strike from Tony Gallacher.
This has left plenty of Villa fans impressed by the 29-year-old’s showing, after SofaScore named him as their Man of the Match with a rating of 9.1.
It seems as though the supporters have agreed with that judgement, as one stated he was “Man of the Match for me”.
It can be suggested that Nyland’s status at the club makes this showing come across as even more impressive.
Since signing for the club in the summer of 2018, he has played 25 games, though only two of those have come this campaign, as he has dropped behind Tom Heaton and Jed Steer to become third-choice.
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One fan admitted “I’ve slated this guy many times”, but there were definitely no complaints this time around.
In other news, Villa fans were buzzing about their 23-year-old’s big moment against Liverpool.