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Duran sends 'clear message' to Emery with Villa cracker

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Not only did Jhon Duran help Aston Villa take a huge step towards reaching the Champions League knockouts, the striker also sent a clear message to manager Unai Emery to reward him with a starting place.

Duran's curling 25-yard strike in Villa's 3-2 defeat of RB Leipzig on Tuesday was his 10th goal of the season, yet he has only made four starts in all competitions.

The Colombia international, 20, presented himself as a super-sub figure earlier this season, scoring from the bench in four of Villa's five opening Premier League games.

The six goals he has scored as a substitute are more than any other player across Europe's big five leagues in all competitions this season.