McGinn starts for Villa against PSG

Captain John McGinn was named in Aston Villa’s starting line-up for the UEFA Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain.

The midfielder hobbled out of our pre-season victory over BG Pathum United on the club’s recent pre-season tour of Asia.

But McGinn was fit to start against PSG for the eagerly-awaited showdown at Stadion Salzburg in Austria.

He was joined in midfield by fit-again Boubacar Kamara, who made his long-awaited return in Bangkok, summer signing João Gomes, Emi Buendía and Academy graduate George Hemmings.

Another impressive teenager also started for the Villans in attack as Brian Madjo was included in Unai Emery’s XI to face PSG.

Speaking at the club’s pre-match media conference on Tuesday evening, manager Emery confirmed Emi Martínez, Ezri Konsa and Ollie Watkins would be unavailable for selection having progressed to the latter stages of the World Cup three-four weeks ago.

Meanwhile, former Villan Lucas Digne was named among PSG’s substitutes for the encounter.