Donyell Malen

[VillaTim]

Pleased for Marlen , he's had some rough start but has show resilience. Some player we have here potentially.

[DrGonzo]

Should have started. Well played fella, keep banging them in.

[AV84]

I know we needed a CB and that's why Disasi was included but I'm starting to think Malen probably could have done as good a job at RB.

[eamonn]

Is he any good off the ball?

[Brazilian Villain]

It's looking like we got the better of the Malen/Philogene "trade".

[Somniloquism]

Is he any good off the ball?

That has been his only let down in some matches.

[DrGonzo]

Answer is to play him instead of Rashford, which would hve been my call today.

[Dave]

Answer is to play him instead of Rashford, which would hve been my call today.

Obviously it's all fine because we won while in third gear, but I reckon Malen in for Ramsey with Malen up top and Rashford on the left was how it should have been.

[AV84]

It is odd he didn't start given he can't play midweek and it was Southampton we were playing. I can only assume he doesn't yet do everything Emery wants him to be doing? A bit like Duran, maybe. Good value for half an hour or so, not trusted to start?

[rooboy316]

Answer is to play him instead of Rashford, which would hve been my call today.

Obviously it's all fine because we won while in third gear, but I reckon Malen in for Ramsey with Malen up top and Rashford on the left was how it should have been.

Agree with this - Rashford provides us more from the left than up top. Really clinical finish from Malen. Absolutely twatted it and gave Ramsdale no chance.

[Tony Daleys Shorts]

The finish, that he has now accomplished twice, drilled across the keeper into the far corner is very repeatable if you’ve the class to do so.

He clearly has, which is great news for us.

[Brazilian Villain]

Really clinical finish from Malen. Absolutely twatted it and gave Ramsdale no chance.

Yeah, I preferred it to Ollie's tbh.

[OCD]

Impossible to know whether he would have been as effective had he started. He started well against Forest and then faded, but then again the whole team became passive.

And with the starting line-up, I think Emery was cautious of sending the right message to the players combined with how we've struggled in away games until recently.

With how we dominated possession, mostly played in their half and at times, played walking football, you wouldn't think it would have taken much out of them.

[eamonn]

I can't imagine he'll do the pressing and hard running off the ball that Ollie does or that he'll be the wing-wizard Bailey was last season. But as a sub and occasional starting option, sure.

[PaulWinch again]

I don’t know what he’s done wrong, but fucking hell give the guy a decent chance.