Dean Smith has called on new signing Mbwana Samatta to immediately bring his quality to bear as Aston Villa bid for a third visit to Wembley in 21 months. After playing the last four matches without a recognised striker, Villa boss Smith will hand Samatta his debut for the second leg of his side’s Carabao Cup semi-final at home to Leicester following the Tanzania international’s recent £8.5million move from Genk. “We’ve all seen before how expectations can be built up, but not from within the building,” said Smith. They’re different types of strikers.”Despite signing Samatta, Smith is hopeful of bringing in another forward before the transfer window closes on Friday night. “City aren’t in there yet, United will have something to say about that,” said Smith.

Source: Express January 27, 2020 15:11 UTC