In a focus battle in the 22nd round of the Premier League that ended in the early morning of January 16, Beijing time, Aston Villa drew 2-2 away to Manchester United. In this game, Villa once fell behind 0-2, but the replacement of Coutinho, who had just joined, turned the tide of the game.
In the 67th minute, Villa was already trailing United 2-0. A minute later, Villa boss Gerrard sent ace Coutinho. As a result, after 10 minutes of playing, Coutinho played a delicate two-on-one match with his teammates. He then calmly crossed to help Jacob Ramsey score.
In the 82nd minute, Coutinho scored his first goal back in the Premier League. Jacob Ramsey crossed from the left and reciprocated, and Coutinho pushed in the middle to break the goal, which was his second time in the Premier League after 1477 days. In the end, thanks to Coutinho's heroic performance, Villa drew 2-2 with Manchester United and scored a valuable point. After the game, he scored two goals in 22 minutes, and in the selection of the premier league's official best player, he beat the Manchester United player B fee (30.9%) with 52.4% of the vote.
It can be said that Coutinho successfully "resurrected" after returning to the Premier League. Joining Barca for a transfer fee of 160 million euros but sinking for many years, as soon as he returned to the Premier League, he immediately broke out, and Coutinho once again proved that he was a star born for the Premier League.
After the game, Villa coach Gerrard "blew" Coutinho in an interview. Gerrard praised the former Liverpool team-mate: "As long as his form is slightly closer to the Liverpool era, Coutinho is world-class. He's one of the best players in the league when he's at his best, which is why Barca spend so much money on him. He still needs some time. We don't put pressure on him and it's really important to have fun playing football. ”
Seeing the resurrection of The Bird, many Liverpool fans also sent warm encouragement: "He was born for the Premier League." I really don't know why he left. "The kubird is back, and my tears are down. "His slump at Barca is not his personal reason, but because of the poor management of the team. ”
In fact, Coutinho is only 29 years old, although it has been abandoned for many years, but I believe that now that he is back in the Premier League that he is familiar with, and with gerrard's trust, Coutinho in the second half of the season is still worth looking forward to.