Soccer-Now I feel like a Villa player, says Bailey after sparkling cameo


Soccer Football - Premier League - Aston Villa v Everton - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - September 18, 2021 Aston Villa's Leon Bailey and Tyrone Mings celebrate after Everton's Lucas Digne scores an own goal and Aston Villa's second Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

BIRMINGHAM (Reuters) - Jamaican winger Leon Bailey won the Aston Villa faithful's hearts on Saturday with a 21-minute cameo that included his first goal since his big-money move from Bayer Leverkusen.

Bailey, a 25 million-pound summer signing, was introduced as a substitute in the 61st minute and he sparked Villa into life with his electrifying pace.

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