Against Manchester United, Coutinho made his Villa debut. Trailing by two goals, Coutinho scored Villa's debut goal just 14 minutes off the bench and helped Villa equalise with a pass and shot within five minutes.
With the title of Barca's biggest parallel in history, Coutinho left camp Nou. Joining Villa was almost the last chance for the Brazilian to save his career. Luckily, he seized such an opportunity.
Trailing by two goals, Gerrard replaced Coutinho in the 68th minute and the Brazilian made his Villa debut. His appearance was warmly welcomed by Villa fans, however, renowned journalist Simon Stone noted that "for the Brazilian, the task of helping the team back into the game is even more difficult." ”
However, the Brazilian's performance surprised everyone. Just nine minutes later, Coutinho delivered his first assist since returning to the Premier League. After bursting into the box, Coutinho scored and Ramsey's low left-footed shot broke the goal.
Five minutes later, Ramsey burst into the box and threw a throw, and Coutinho easily pushed the ball into the empty goal. It took just 14 minutes for the Brazilian to score Villa's debut goal.
Needless to say, Coutinho's appearance was a turning point in the game. His pass and shot within five minutes helped Villa equalise. The Daily Mail commented, "What a dreamy debut for Coutinho! He first assisted and then scored 1 goal. "Just look at Lonnick's livid face and you know how important Coutinho's appearance is.
Having made 16 appearances for Barca this season, Coutinho has only played 2 goals in total, and in his first appearance since returning to the Premier League, the Brazilian has only taken 14 minutes to participate in 2 goals.
What is even more surprising is that during his time for Liverpool, Coutinho has never scored or assisted seven times against Manchester United in the Premier League, which broke the spell. Interestingly, in their Premier League careers, Villa and Manchester United were the two teams that Coutinho had the most confrontations but failed to score.
However, after leaving Liverpool, Coutinho scored the Manchester United goal while playing for Bayern and Barca. After switching to Villa, the Brazilian continued his nemesis.
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