There were several fans of Aston Villa stunned by the full-back in the glorious win. Well, the fans continued to count down the days till the end. However, the followers of Steve Bruce will definitely get something to feel happy about on the pitch considering his great victory in the latest pre-season game. Conor Hourihane bagged a hat trick and there was a brilliant performance shown by Jack Grealish as he proved himself again. In addition to these players, Ritchie De Laet was one of the most impressive players. The player has had a tough career with Villa from the time he arrived from Leicester City in the year 2016.

The Belgian made only 3 championship appearances prior to 1^st season with the club which was terminated due to an injury. However, he started to play games again, but this time only a handful of them. He will soon be found in the plan laid by Bruce for the upcoming campaign. This is mainly because he was one of the players during the win against the League One side and many supporters were spellbound by the 29 year old. There is no denying that others have also played their equal part in the tournaments. But as far as De Laet is concerned, his splendid performance has come as a surprise to many people, especially to the Villa supporters as they now feel that De Laet will have a stronger role to play in the next season.

Many fans were impressed with his first touch in crosses and he looked extremely good being on the right. If De Laet is back, it is indeed going to be a huge bonus for this season. The fans were taken aback looking at the Belgian play so brilliantly and the comments mentioned above came out straight from his fans.