National media rips into Aston Villa star Morgan Rogers for performance v Latvia | OneFootball

England took on Latvia for their second game under the new manager Thomas Tuchel, and three players from the Aston Villa roster were in the starting line-up, hoping to impress.

On-loan Villa forward Marcus Rashford kept his place in the starting line-up despite an unimpressive display in England’s last outing against Albania. He was markedly better this time, as the Three Lions won 3-0.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa kept himself in the line-up and enjoyed another clean sheet. It looks like he will be a mainstay under the German tactician.

Villa playmaker Morgan Rogers was also in the line-up yesterday, replacing Curtis Jones and had a quiet game by his standards.

At Villa, everything goes through him, but he found himself on the periphery against Latvia. He did have his moments, but we have seen better displays from the former Middlesbrough attacker.

The Express ripped into the Aston Villa man. They gave him a 6/10 rating and said, “Blew a great chance to make his mark at the highest level. Didn’t make any impact whatsoever.”

While Rogers did not have the best outing by any means, the jabs from the publication were quite over the top.

The 22-year-old won eight of his 12 ground duels, played one key pass, and won a foul. He had 68 touches and was constantly trying, even though it did not come off for him.

Villa fans will be happy to see Rogers, Rashford, and Konsa finish the international break without any injuries. The trio are crucial players as the Villains bid to salvage a European finish and a deep run in the UEFA Champions League and FA Cup.

Villa are back in action this Sunday when they travel to take on Preston North End in the FA Cup, and manager Unai Emery wants to have all hands on deck for this quarter-final fixture.