Aston Villa fans are loving this pass from Douglas Luiz against Brighton

Aston Villa fans are loving the impact of midfielder Douglas Luiz after his great pass against Brighton in the Carabao Cup.

Luiz, who missed the defeat to Arsenal at the weekend, returned for the cup clash with Brighton on Wednesday night.

Twitter: Douglas Luiz stop that right now. ? #avfc https://t.co/NnWtr3xLJ8 (@astonforza)

The midfielder was part of a 3-1 win for Villa, with Jota, Conor Hourihane and Jack Grealish grabbing the goals for Dean Smith’s side.

Several Villa fans were impressed with the Brazilian’s impact, including his brilliant pass to Jota that almost resulted in a goal.

Twitter: @astonforza @JPMcManus88 this was class Lad from Douglas Luiz! (@crouchy1982avfc)

Twitter: @astonforza Tis a thing of beauty (@modropheniac)

Twitter: @astonforza Awesome ? (@jenaverill18)

Twitter: @astonforza @ben_juninho some pass this (@MitchellBrandr1)

Ian reckons that this should have resulted in a goal for Villa.

Twitter: @astonforza Jota should have squared it (@Titanuk1874)

Read Aston Villa’s verdict

The midfielder has become a vital part of Villa’s team recently, and his exploits against Brighton again show what Dean Smith’s side miss when he’s missing from the side.

His passing ability is superb, and he was unlucky not to pick up an assist in the above goal.

He should go straight back into the team on Saturday against Burnley, and should again have a great performance.