If he was definitive about Watkins, the coach knew what was coming for Duran. It’s no secret the Colombian has wanted more minutes.

Aston Villa secured progression to the Champions League knockout stages after a dramatic 4-2 win over Celtic, with Brendan Rodgers' side also reaching the last 16

Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers has a Champions League scoring feat of which Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Erling Haaland would be proud. He scored goals in the third and fifth minutes against Celtic to become the first player to score twice in the opening five minutes of a Champions League game according to statistics supplier Opta.

Morgan Rogers struck a brilliant hat-trick to guide Aston Villa to a 4-2 victory over Celtic. The triumph secured Aston Villa a spot in the top eight, thereby winning automatic entry into the last 16.

Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers scored twice in two minutes to set a new record in the UEFA Champions League, against Celtic, in their league phase match at Villa Park on Thursday.

Stiliyan Petrov believes Morgan Rogers has the talent to become a star after his hat-trick helped Aston Villa progress to the last 16 of the Champions League.

Morgan Rogers hit a superb hat-trick in front of England manager Thomas Tuchel to help Aston Villa into the last-16 of the Champions League as Ollie Watkins experienced the strangest of nights.

All the pre-match chat had surrounded the futures of Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran, but it was Morgan Rogers - an £8million signing from Middlesbrough this time last year - who stole the show and fired Aston Villa into the last-16 of the Champions League...

There were arrests made at Villa Park following incidents of disorder in the home and away sections of the stadium.

Morgan Rogers celebrated the “highlight of his career so far” after his hat-trick helped Villa beat Celtic and qualify for the Champions League last-16.

Rogers has come a long way in a short space of time: at the beginning of the 2023-24 season he started 12 consecutive Championship games on Middlesbrough's bench. After helping Villa beat Bayern Munich in October in their first Champions League match for 42 years, Football Focus caught up with Rogers to discuss his meteoric rise.