Scott Sinclair admits having ‘dark days’ during his time at Aston Villa

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Aston Villa sold Scott Sinclair to Celtic, and the forward has regained his form in Glasgow.

Celtic attacker Scott Sinclair has admitted to the Scotsman that he had some ‘dark days’ during his time at Aston Villa.

Sinclair played for Villa for just one season, and he failed to find any sort of form during his time at the Midlands club.

The rapid winger scored just two goals in 27 Premier League appearances for Villa, as they got relegated during the 2015/16 campaign.

The claret and blues opted to sell Sinclair just over a year ago, with Celtic swooping in a deal valued at £3.5 million by the Scotsman.

And ever since Sinclair’s move north of the border, he seems to have regained his confidence.

Sinclair has played 66 matches for Celtic, and he has managed to score 35 times, leading to calls that he should be brought back into the England squad.

And Sinclair admits that he is loving playing such a key role for the Bhoys, after what was a terrible spell with Villa.

“I’m at Celtic and enjoying playing Champions League football. I am in a much different head space now,” he said.

“I am enjoying playing, I’m scoring and winning. It was tough getting relegated at Villa and the dark days when you are, maybe, not getting a game. But it’s different now.”

Sinclair will have a chance to impress on a big stage tonight, as Celtic are due to take on Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

Sinclair scored in Celtic’s last European match, as Rodgers’ side managed to get past Anderlecht to give themselves a chance of qualifying for the knockout stages.