da fazobetai: Aston Villa’s summer transfer business saw the club spend over £130m with 13 new arrivals at Villa Park, but for one of the Villans £11m signings, it hasn’t all been plain sailing in their start to life in B6.
da realsbet: Matt Targett arrived from Southampton in July, but a combination of injury and manager Dean Smith’s preference towards Neil Taylor meant the 24-year-old did not feature in any of his side’s first six league fixtures.
The defender has now earned his manager’s trust and has proceeded to start his side’s last five league games, including Saturday’s defeat to Liverpool.
Since earning a starting berth, Targett has been in exceptional form for Villa – scoring and assisting to help his side earn consecutive victories against Norwich and Brighton.
The left-back’s performance against Liverpool on Saturday has drawn praise from a number of the club’s fanbase after another assured display from the summer signing.
Here are some of the best reactions to Targett’s performance against Jurgen Klopp’s side in the 2-1 defeat.