'MVP': William Saliba wowed by £25m Aston Villa player on international duty

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Aston Villa are doing well at the moment, and it is no surprise to see many of their players away on international duty.

Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Ezri Konsa are with England, while Emi Martinez is with Argentina.

Amadou Onana is playing for Belgium, and Jhon Duran is turning out for Colombia.

Another Villa player who is away on international duty is Lucas Digne. The 31-year-old left-back is part of the France squad.

France beat Italy 3-1 away from home at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan in UEFA Nations League – League A – Group 2 on Sunday evening.

Digne was one of the stars of the show. The £25 million left-back gave two assists.

Praise for Aston Villa star Lucas Digne on international duty with France

As you can see below, Arsenal defender William Saliba and Liverpool centre-back Ibrahima Konate were impressed with the display produced by the left-back.

Both Saliba and Konate played well for France and earned rave reviews from the French media.

How the French media rated Lucas Digne

Digne had one of his best games for France, and the stats show that.

The Frenchman took one shot which was on target, played two key passes, had a pass accuracy of 91.3, won two headers, took 67 touches, made four tackles, one interception and two clearances, and put in five crosses.

Rating Digne's performance as 8 out of 10 and naming him as Player of the match, FootMercato wrote: "He had a big opportunity to play with this new start, and the Aston Villa player more than made it profitable.

"He made a decisive corner pass in the third minute of the game with a superb centre for Rabiot, and then again in the second period with a free kick, again for Rabiot.

"But the highlight of the show remains his extraordinary free kick (granted to Vicario against his camp), from more than 30 metres, six years after the last one scored by a player from the French team (Pogba against Russia in 2018).

"Defensively, he also held his rank by putting Di Lorenzo out of harm’s way."