Anwar El Ghazi scored twice for Aston Villa against West Bromwich Albion last Friday.
Smith made the comments following Villa’s 2-2 draw with West Bromwich Albion away from home at The Hawthorns in the Championship last Friday evening.
The 23-year-old winger, signed on loan from Lille in the summer transfer window, was the star of the show, as the Netherlands international scored both goals for the Villans.
According to WhoScored, El Ghazi has made five starts and three substitute appearances in the Championship for Villa so far this season, scoring four goals and providing one assist in the process.
Villa manager Smith has said that he is pleased with how the winger is progressing.
Smith told Villa’s official website about El Ghazi: “I’m really pleased with how he’s progressing. He’s doing well and long may it continue.”
Challenging for promotion
Villa are doing well at the moment and are very much in the running for the Championship playoffs this season.
The Villans are eighth in the Championship table at the moment with 32 points from 21 matches, just four points behind sixth-placed Middlesbrough.
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