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title: "Some fans say ‘fantastic’ Emi Buendia is a ‘class’ player"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2022-01-17T18:30:00Z"
modified: "2022-01-17T18:30:00Z"
---

# Some fans say ‘fantastic’ Emi Buendia is a ‘class’ player

[Aston Villa drew 2-2 with Manchester United](https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/january/15/aston-villa-v-manchester-united/) on Saturday evening and Emiliano Buendia delivered one of his best performances since [joining](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/emiliano-buendia/transfers/spieler/321247) on a five-year deal from Norwich City.

No Villa player had more successful dribbles, created more chances, had more shots on target and won more freekicks, so he deserved [Birmingham Live’s](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/aston-villa-player-ratings-manchester-22767183) player rating of 9/10. Fans on [social media](https://twitter.com/search?q=emi%20buendia&src=typed_query&f=live) lauded his contribution too.

> Buendia, just fantastic
>
> — Mike The Villain (@mykey38) [January 16, 2022](https://twitter.com/mykey38/status/1482808502254981124?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Emi Buendia was immense today. I’m sorry for what I said about him to the barman 😬
>
> — John Murray (@dadstag22) [January 15, 2022](https://twitter.com/dadstag22/status/1482464644660961282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Buendia looked immense yesterday, best performance by far [#avfc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/avfc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Andrew Millington (@MillingtonVilla) [January 16, 2022](https://twitter.com/MillingtonVilla/status/1482614399789678597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Can we all get one thing clear right now? Buendia is class [#avfc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/avfc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — MG (@mgmatt1983) [January 15, 2022](https://twitter.com/mgmatt1983/status/1482431567561732100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Buendia is class isn’t he?
>
> — Ty Bracey (@TyBracey) [January 15, 2022](https://twitter.com/TyBracey/status/1482415105589616643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> \+ Digne was good\
> \+ Coutinho class\
> \+ Buendia’s best game in a Villa shirt
>
> — Dan (@1874dan) [January 15, 2022](https://twitter.com/1874dan/status/1482440207265894404?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

[Against Man Utd](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1549749/LiveStatistics/England-Premier-League-2021-2022-Aston-Villa-Manchester-United), Buendia played for 90 minutes, had 79 touches, won one aerial duel, completed 78% of his 59 passes, created four chances, had two shots with both hit the target, made two tackles, won four freekicks, made one interception and had four successful dribbles.

The 25-year-old has made [20 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/emiliano-buendia/leistungsdaten/spieler/321247) in all competitions this season, scoring one goal with three assists. Buendia struggled for consistency upon his arrival from the Canaries but is putting in better performances of late. His showing against United is viewed as his best for the Villans by fans and Steven Gerrard now has a talented array of attackers at his disposal.

Next up for Villa is a trip to Goodison Park to face Everton on Saturday.

***[In other news, some fans say ‘amazing’ Jacob Ramsey is ‘so underrated’](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/01/17/some-fans-say-amazing-jacob-ramsey-is-so-underrated/)***