Morgan Rogers reflected on his rapid rise as a Villan during his appearance on the latest instalment of The Official Aston Villa Podcast.
Just over a year on from signing for the club, the 22-year-old joined hosts Kate Tracey and Alan McInally at Bodymoor Heath for EP08 of the club's popular podcast to discuss his incredible development under manager Unai Emery.
Rogers also spoke about his journey through the academy systems at West Bromwich Albion and Manchester City, the trials and tribulations of loan spells in the Football League and his hopes for a bright future with club and country.
Aston Villa Podcast EP08
Speaking to The Official Aston Villa Podcast about his move to Villa Park, Rogers said: “When a club wants you, it’s one thing, but if the manager wants you, it’s another thing, and that’s all they ever said to me.
“Monchi and Damian (Vidagany) kept reiterating that it’s coming from the manager and he’s desperate to sign you, he’s seen something in you.
“That feeling, there’s nothing better than feeling wanted. From moment one, as hard as he is on me, I feel it because he does the extra to want me to improve, to want me get better because he sees something in me and wants me to shine.
“We speak all the time about the next challenges. The better I play the worse it gets in terms of the more I’ve got to do to keep going.
“There aren’t many people like that. There are managers that will get on you and then when they see you doing well they’ll move on to the next person, but he’s so demanding.”
The attacker is enjoying a fine season in claret and blue and has already netted 11 goals in all competitions.
Rogers isn't satisfied with what he's achieved thus far, and he told the podcast that he will keep driving himself and the team forward.
“We want to get to the next level as a club and to do that we’ve got to play in big games, win the big games and compete in the big games," he said.
“That’s all the manager talks about; he doesn’t just want to be content with what we’ve done. He didn’t come here to do what we’ve done in the last two years and go back to being a sometimes team.
“He wants to be that consistent team that fights for Champions League every season and be competing in every competition."
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