Aston Villa cruised to a 4-0 victory over Brentford in the club’s first game since sacking head coach Steven Gerrard.
Aaron Danks took interim charge of the squad against Thomas Frank’s men on Sunday (23 October), and he got off to the best start with a dominating Villa display.
Two goals from Danny Ings, and one each from man-of-the-match Leon Bailey and Ollie watkins secured victory for Danks’ side, who are now up to 14th in the table following the win.
Ings struck twice in quick succession, including one from the penalty spot, as Villa raced into a 3-0 lead after 14 minutes. Things got even better inside a jubilant Villa Park when Ollie Watkins slammed home the fourth goal just before the hour mark with Leon Bailey scoring the first goal after just two minutes.
Here are our player ratings from today’s game
5. Ashley Young - 8
Another excellent performance from Young defensively and going forward | Getty Images
6. Leander Dendoncker - 8
The former Wolves man came into the side for his first start in a Villa shirt and helped to dominate the game | Getty Images
7. Douglas Luiz - 8
His best display in the claret and blue for a long time. Photo: Getty Images
8. Ollie Watkins - 8
On the score sheet and caused Thomas Frank’s men problems throughout | Getty Images