The strength of Aston Villa’s squad has been on display this past week due to the sheer number of player’s currently away on international duty with their respective countries.
On Thursday evening alone, there were six first teamers in action - some taking part in friendlies whilst others were involved in more important qualifying fixtures.
Two teammates even saw themselves lining up against one another as Scotland took on Poland in a friendly at Hampden Park - John McGinn and Matty Cash turning rivals for the evening.
On the whole it’s been a successful break so far.
Carney Chukwuemeka starred for the England U19s earlier in the week bagging a brace whilst Aaron Ramsey and Tim Iroegbunam also put in good performances alongside him on the night.
Thursday night however saw more of the senior men take the field. McGinn, Cash, Robin Olsen, Philippe Coutinho, Bertrand Traore and Leon Bailey were all in action.
Here’s how they got on:
1. Robin Olsen
Played the full 120 minutes as Sweden’s World Cup qualifying fixture against Czech Republic went to extra time. Sweden scored a 110th minute winner and Olsen kept a clean sheet. Good night’s work. FotMob rating: 6.9/10.
2. John McGinn
Played 90 minutes in Scotland’s friendly with Poland. FotMob rating: 7.8/10. Photo: Alan Harvey - SNS Group
3. Matty Cash
Lined up opposite McGinn in the 1-1 friendly draw. Also got 90 minutes under his belt. FotMob rating: 7.3/10.
4. Leon Bailey
Played 90 minutes and put in a man-of-the-match performance as Jamaica drew 1-1 with El Salvador in their World Cup qualifying fixture. FotMob rating: 8.0/10.