Ian Maatsen was delighted with Aston Villa’s showing at Villa Park, as they recorded an impressive 4-1 victory over third-placed Newcastle United on Saturday evening.
Maatsen was one of four different goalscorer’s for Unai Emery’s side on an emphatic afternoon in B6, where the Villans have now won their last six matches in all competitions.
The Dutch left-back lauded the power of Villa Park and described a “special” day at Villa’s home.
He said: “This (is) Villa Park. We are very strong here.
“(We were) Against a tough opponent, they were in a good way performing, and we finished that run.
“I’m just really happy with the team performance and it’s a good win today.
“Today was just special. So many goals, beautiful goals. A really good team performance, and really happy.”
The 23-year-old struck Villa’s crucial second goal – his first in the Premier League – just after the hour mark to put his side back ahead.
Maatsen discussed his pride in scoring a “great” goal before turning attention to another important clash at Manchester City on Tuesday night.
“Yeah, it was a nice one! It just sat up and luckily Ollie (Watkins) saw me. I just had to finish it in, and (it was a) great goal.
“We still have a lot of important games in the Premier League. We want to get the Europe place, so we are fighting and giving everything for that.
“It’s the same. Away from home it’s always tough, but I think we believe in this team, and I believe in this team.
“We will go there, and hopefully we get the three points and we fight like we did today.”
