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title: "Fans on social media praise ‘fantastic’ John McGinn for ‘brilliant’ performance"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2021/12/15/fans-on-social-media-praise-fantastic-john-mcginn-for-brilliant-performance/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2021-12-15T10:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-12-15T10:00:00Z"
---

# Fans on social media praise ‘fantastic’ John McGinn for ‘brilliant’ performance

[Aston Villa won 2-0 against Norwich City](https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/december/14/Norwich-City-0-2-Aston-Villa/) on Tuesday evening and John McGinn delivered a magnificent performance. The 27-year-old started alongside Douglas Luiz and Jacob Ramsey in midfield and was given a player rating of 8/10 by [Birmingham Live](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/aston-villa-player-ratings-norwich-22464309) for his contribution at Carrow Road.

No player created more chances, no player had more successful dribbles, no player had more accurate crosses and only one player made more tackles than McGinn over the 90 minutes, so it was no surprise that supporters on [social media](https://twitter.com/search?q=john%20mcginn&src=typed_query&f=live) showered the the Scottish international in praise.

> Jacob Ramsey superb. \
> McGinn brilliant \
> Cash very good \
> Buendia best game in a Villa shirt.\
> \
> More of the same gents!
>
> — The stands of Villa Park (@Thestandsofvp) [December 14, 2021](https://twitter.com/Thestandsofvp/status/1470855035517034504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> John mcginn is class man 😫
>
> — jazza (@jared\_best) [December 14, 2021](https://twitter.com/jared_best/status/1470846662151221250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> John mcginn is becoming world class what a player
>
> — Regan (@ReganAVFcc) [December 14, 2021](https://twitter.com/ReganAVFcc/status/1470846658544033793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Mcginn is looking class tonight!
>
> — hayss🦁⚽️ (@hayleighmarieox) [December 14, 2021](https://twitter.com/hayleighmarieox/status/1470848001186930689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> JJ 100% but mcginn has been world class since gerrard came in
>
> — 🐐 (@CmAvfc\_) [December 14, 2021](https://twitter.com/CmAvfc_/status/1470875431922552836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Was seriously impressed with Villa tonight, Mcginn is fantastic and Matty Cash had us on toast the whole game
>
> — Sam Bridges (@bridges1407) [December 14, 2021](https://twitter.com/bridges1407/status/1470890414861398028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Ramsey was fantastic. McGinn and Luiz shone. Chukwemeka was great for the time he was on. But definitely JJ tops it.
>
> — The Lionheart 🦁 (@FreyaLionheart) [December 14, 2021](https://twitter.com/FreyaLionheart/status/1470883195889590272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> He’s been fantastic.him and McGinn top drawer
>
> — Jason Wheatley (@JaseWheatley) [December 14, 2021](https://twitter.com/JaseWheatley/status/1470858396035395598?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

[Against Norwich](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1549704/LiveStatistics/England-Premier-League-2021-2022-Norwich-Aston-Villa), McGinn had 71 touches, won one aerial duel, completed 87.3% of his 55 passes, created three chances, had one shot on target from distance, whipped in seven crosses with two finding a teammate, made three tackles, had one clearance, gave away three fouls and had two successful dribbles.

The 27-year-old has made [16 Premier League appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/john-mcginn/leistungsdaten/spieler/193116) this season, scoring three goals with two assists. McGinn was a regular under Dean Smith and has been under Steven Gerrard as he’s a brilliant box-to-box player. He helped shut Norwich down on more than one occasion and was rightly praised.

***[In other news, fans on social media say ‘dominant’ Tyrone Mings is ‘so good’ in defence](https://readastonvilla.com/fans-on-social-media-say-dominant-tyrone-mings-is-so-good-in-defence/)***