Jhon Duran is branded 'a different animal' by Aston Villa team-mate Morgan Rogers after netting historic Champions League winner against Bayern Munich

Jhon Duran has been described arsenic 'a different animal' by Aston Villa team-mate Morgan Rogers pursuing his Champions League strike.

Duran scored his first-ever Champions convention extremity arsenic he netted nan victor for Villa against German giants Bayern Munich connected Wednesday evening, securing a daze victory for Unai Emery's men.

Villa are now 2 from 2 successful position of wins successful their return to Europe's premier competition, and Duran is having nan tally of his life contempt starting connected nan chair successful nan mostly of games truthful acold this term.

Forward Duran has started conscionable 1 of his 9 appearances for Villa this play - averaging a small complete 34 minutes per showing - yet he has netted six times already.

He has now announced himself to nan European shape excessively and Rogers, who has astatine times this word played down Duran, said highly of his team-mate aft Wednesday night's game. 

'When he comes connected pinch each that power he knows he'll get that chance and backs himself 100 per cent,' Rogers said. 'He's a awesome lad.'

He added: 'When I first came to nan club, I didn't person a hint he was 20 by nan way. He's specified a handful, you tin spot his ability.

'[He is the] astir chilled, relaxed personification I've ever met. When it's clip to go, different animal.'

It was a looping effort from astir 25 that saw Duran get connected nan scoresheet  connected Wednesday, aft nan guardant had latched onto Pau Torres' agelong shot from defence.

Manuel Neuer was near stranded and Duran deed his effort first clip from good extracurricular nan container and saw nan shot nestle into nan backmost of nan net.

It is simply a different claret and bluish that Duran could person been performing successful this play aft he came adjacent to joining West Ham successful nan summer, going arsenic acold arsenic making nan club's accepted 'irons' motion pinch his arms connected an Instagram unrecorded stream.

But a extremity connected nan opening time astatine nan Hammers and apology to nan fans put that to furniture and he hasn't looked backmost since, now starring successful nan play contempt not being a starter.

It was Ollie Watkins who nan Colombian replaced connected Wednesday, though Emery has astatine times experimented pinch some of his forwards connected nan transportation astatine nan aforesaid time.

It appears, however, that it will only beryllium 1 from nan commencement - astatine slightest some successful cardinal roles - truthful Duran is near fighting to effort and get successful nan team.