Aston Villa will have gone into their Carabao Cup semi-final with Leicester City as underdogs, considering they are at opposite ends of the Premier League, while they were also beaten 4-1 by them in the league.

However, with the first leg over, Dean Smith’s men are in a good position to reach Wembley after keeping a 1-1 draw at the King Power Stadium.

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Orjan Nyland played a massive part in ensuring that was the case and got plenty of appreciation from the club’s admin for it.

There was even more praise to come from the supporters, who were thrilled with the “brilliant performance” that the Norway international put in.

Only James Maddison was given a higher rating than Nyland’s 7.6 awarded by SofaScore, with the goalkeeper thoroughly deserving of that number, having made a total of five saves.

He was also dominant in dealing with balls into the box, as encapsulated by the catch that he made despite eventually clashing heads with Jonny Evans.

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This has led to many fans backing the 29-year-old as Villa’s go-to man during the absence of Tom Heaton, with one fan claiming “we don’t need another goalkeeper”.

The possibility of Pepe Reina making a move to Villa Park has become apparent, as reported by The Daily Mail, but supporters don’t want him, as one openly showed by naming the Spaniard.

Nyland seems to have won the trust of Villa fans, as he is the man that they want to see between the sticks for them.

Meanwhile, Villa fans are thrilled by reports linking them to a £25.4m striker.