Aston Villa were unable to win all three points against Leeds United but drew 3-3 in a tense thriller on Wednesday night despite stunning performances from Jacob Ramsey and a highly-revitalised Philippe Coutinho.<\/p>\n
Brazil international and former Liverpool ace Coutinho drew first blood for Villa besides brilliantly setting up both of Ramsey’s strikes which had put Villa in a comfortable 3-1 advantage just minutes before half-time.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately for the Villans, Dan James’ second goal reduced Leeds’ deficit before the half time interval and centre-back Diego Llorente scored the equaliser in the second half.<\/p>\n
Villa head coach Steven Gerrard was quick to praise Leeds’ performance after the whistle, but also selected Coutinho for his brilliant individual display.<\/p>\n
“You should stop watching football if you don’t like watching Coutinho,” he said afterwards.<\/p>\n
Leeds right-back Luke Ayling was the sentinel assigned to keep a tight lid on Coutinho, and he commented post-match felt that he adjusted as best he could as the game progressed.<\/p>\n
When BBC put the question to him\u00a0if he enjoyed squaring up against the Brazilian maverick, Ayling\u2019s reply was decisive: \u201cNo!<\/p>\n
\u201cNaa, we worked hard to get here so when you come up against players like that it\u2019s a good learning curve.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I stuck to my task and I felt I did alright as the game went on.\u201d<\/p>\n
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