London, January 22 (BUS): Lucas Digne celebrated his swift return to Goodison Park by scoring Aston Villa’s goal in the 1-0 win over former Everton in the Premier League and being hit on the head by a bottle thrown in front of him. A crowd at the ensuing festivities.
The France left-back, who was sold by Everton last week after a row with then-manager Rafa Benitez, appeared to be whipped into a corner that was met with a header close to the post from Aimee Buendia that hit the far corner in the first half of stoppage time. time.
While Digne celebrated with his Villa teammates in front of a section of Everton fans, he appeared to have hit a bottle and fell to the ground clutching his head. Another Villa player, Mattie Cash, also noted that he had been beaten.
Digne’s return to the club he said he never wanted to leave was one of the many intriguing subplots of the match that saw Duncan Ferguson train for the first game in his second spell as Everton’s interim manager, following Benitez’s sacking last weekend.
Steven Gerrard and Philippe Coutinho, two former Liverpool players, have returned to Merseyside with Villa – as newly signed coach and playmaker – and they and Dinny have been greeted with hostility by the home side’s fans.
Everton’s direct style nearly earned its rewards in the second half as Yerry Mina twice came close to headers and fellow central defender Ben Godfrey headed home from Villa goalkeeper Aimee Martinez.
Ferguson is already a popular figure at Everton due to his two spells there as a player and four games as interim manager in December 2019, when he was unbeaten in three league matches.
He likely made himself more famous by calling a number of pubs near Goodison Park and vowing to pay for fans’ first drink before kickoff, according to the British Press Association.
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