Morgan Sanson - On Loan at Nice

[Smirker]

I think Sanson is going to become a great player for us and Gerrard coming in might be the fresh start he needed. Looked good today. Hope he can stay fit now and start games.

[brontebilly]

We haven't had too many midfielders at Villa in recent years comfortable receiving the ball on the half turn. This guy definitely can, witness the turn at end that took a couple of City players out of the game on the left wing. Bit of bite in tackle too.

[jcsutv]

I’m hopeful, Luiz, McGinn Samson and Nakamba sounds ok to me

[frank black]

Looked good, nice to have another option

[DrGonzo]

Ten games uninjured, please... There's definitely a decent player there.

[tomd2103]

Thought he fitted in well to the system when he came on.  Will be interesting to see how he gets on in the coming games.

[sid1964]

He needs to have a run of games where he starts to see if he is can make a difference in our midfield

[Didier Five]

He needs to have a run of games where he starts to see if he is can make a difference in our midfield

Yes It would be good to see him get a run of games and we can actually see if he is any good or not. Looked ok in the few minutes he has played so far.

[johnc]

I thought he looked the part

[ChicagoLion]

I thought he looked the part

agree, showed some great technique, could be a very useful player if he can stay fit.

[Risso]

Yes looked decent when he came on.

[LeeB]

His weight of pass looked very good, there was a lovely Sid-esque, wedged diaganol to Watkins that bought "oohs" from the crowd.

Let's have him fit and chomping at it, there's some real competition now in the middle of the pitch which is great.

[paul_e]

The good thing with the change in our shape is that we now have 4 spots in the team where players like Chuk, Ramsey and Sanson can come in because the 'wingers' play very narrow at times.

The other thing I liked yesterday was that Cash and Targett/Young were getting forward and we had McGinn and Luiz clearly being asked to cover in behind them. It didn't work for their 2nd goal because McGinn got caught on his heels when Silva ran through but it's how I want us working so the front 3 don't have to track back so far.

[Ger Regan]

The only concern i have is working out who to drop and would be a little worried it could halt Ramsey's development. Would a three of him, Ramsey and McGinn work? Or play him further forward with Ramsey, McGinn and Luiz? Harsh on Nakamba considering how well he's played of late. I guess it's a nice problem to have.

[PeterWithe]

Very impressed with his cameo. He finally looks a player. Word Up.