Tanzania captain Mbwana Samatta has attributed his fast start at Aston Villa to the club’s supporters, as well as African teammates Marvelous Nakamba, Ahmed Elmohamady and Mahmoud ‘Trezeguet’ Hassan.
The frontman opened his account for Dean Smith’s side, on his Premier League bow, at Bournemouth, but it wasn’t enough as the Villans fell to a 2-1 defeat at the Vitality.
His goal was Villa’s first headed strike in the Premier League this season, and the forward, who set four records in Saturday’s loss, thanked Zimbabwe’s Nakamba and Egyptians Elmohamady and Trezeguet for the part they’ve played in his quick transition to English football.