John Mazambi’s explosive Aston Villa start gives Unai Emery double-quick £117m answer

Brian Dick writes that Johan Manzambi's explosive start for Aston Villa is providing Unai Emery with an effective replacement for Morgan Rogers. Following Rogers' £117 million transfer to Chelsea, Villa reinvested roughly half of the fee into the 20-year-old Swiss international. After an injury-hit start, Manzambi has recorded one goal and two assists across his first two Premier League starts.

Dick highlights Manzambi's influential display during Villa's 2-2 draw with Brentford, where he assisted John McGinn and registered seven shots. While noting that Manzambi is not yet fully at Rogers' level, the writer argues that the young attacker could prove just as potent for Villa in the future.