Andre Green scored for Aston Villa’s under-23 side yesterday.
Andre Green appears to have sent a message to Steve Bruce by scoring Aston Villa’s under-23’s winner yesterday.
Villa’s development squad beat Norwich City thanks to Green’s strike in the second half.
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The young winger was put back into the development squad by Bruce, after featuring in Villa’s last few matches.
Green has been one of the claret and blues’ brighter performers in recent weeks, despite their poor form.
The 18-year-old has proven he is ready to make the step up, and his performance for the development squad yesterday, may have just been enough to keep him in the first-team for the weekend.
Green’s goal, after returning to the under-23’s, further confirms that he is simply too good to be kept away in the development side for much longer.
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Villa’s first-team’s next match comes against Ipswich Town and, despite an influx of signings on deadline day, Green will be hoping to feature.
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