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How Douglas Luiz become Aston Villa's rock star midfielder

Douglas Luiz listens to Brazilian singer-songwriter Mumuzinho on his way to training but he took little time at Aston Villa to establish himself as a bona fide rock star.

In a crucial relegation clash against Watford in January 2020, Luiz equalised in the second half and promptly performed a stage dive into the Holte End that would have made Iggy Pop proud.

‘When I dived into the crowd I actually managed to hit my back on one of the metal barriers on the way over,’ Luiz told Mail Sport in an interview later that year.