Danny Ings showed why Aston Villa paid Southampton £25million for him last summer with a display that silenced the taunts of his former supporters.
The forward has struggled to find top form at Villa Park but this was the day it all clicked, as Ings created two of Villa’s first three goals and scored the fourth himself.
In comfortably Villa’s best performance since Steven Gerrard took over as manager last November, Philippe Coutinho, Ollie Watkins, John McGinn and Matty Cash also shone, as Saints were left stunned.
After losing only one of their previous 15 matches in all competitions, this result came from nowhere.