Mbwana Samatta has attributed his fine start at Aston Villa to the efforts from his new teammates.
The Tanzanian joined the Midlanders from Genk in January – and has hit the ground running with two goals in five appearances.
Samatta found the net as Dean Smith’s men bowed 2-1 to Manchester City in Sunday’s English Football League final.
In the process, he joined Didier Drogba, Joseph-Desire Job, Obafemi Martins and Yaya Toure in the hallowed ranks of Africans who have scored in the competition’s final.
5 - Mbwana Samatta is the fifth different African player to score in a League Cup final, after Didier Drogba (four), Joseph-Désiré Job, Obafemi Martins and Yaya Touré.