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Feyenoord 0-2 Aston Villa VERDICT: Why Unai Emery's side are missing a former star's maverick streak and how one player stepped up in time of need

Aston Villa continued their perfect start to their Europa League campaign with a 2-0 win over Feyenoord on Thursday, with Emi Buendia and John McGinn on the scoresheet.

Despite their Premier League struggles - which have seen them win just one of their six matches so far and languishing 17th in the league table, they remain among the favourites to win Europe's second-ranked competition this season.

Here, Daily Mail Sport takes a look at the main talking points from the win in the Netherlands...

On the up?

Same venue, same outcome.