Coming in for the injured Youri Tielemans, Villa’s best player this season, Onana had big boots to fill but proved the bedrock of their huge 1-0 win at Bournemouth, which – temporarily at least – moves them level on points with Chelsea and Newcastle.
And that is when Villa host a Tottenham Hotspur side with the Europa League final on their mind, meaning it will surely be an under-strength Spurs heading to Villa Park on Friday night.
Villa certainly have the form going into this final push, while Onana has also come in to outline their two greatest strengths, which could help them not only in the coming fortnight but beyond what looks to be an uncertain summer.
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Life at Villa got off to the perfect start for Onana, a goal on his debut at West Ham, but several injuries have hampered his campaign and even when fit he has proved Unai Emery’s third-choice defensive midfielder.
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Tielemans has though largely started alongside Kamara in midfield, making Onana the player among this trio with the fewest Premier League minutes this season: Tielemans 4,483, Kamara 2,667 and Onana 1,891.
His marauding runs dug Villa out of trouble, and ultimately showed off Villa’s incredible strength in depth, which looks to be a key reason behind their form of six league wins in seven.
Stability in ‘the best midfield in the world’
It ranks among the Villa faithful’s favourite chants, an ode to their midfield that misses out John McGinn but still declares it the best in the world.
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That applies to Kamara, Onana and Tielemans in particular, and they are all the more vital when you look at Villa’s summer of uncertainty in attack.
Then there is Malen, who may feel aggrieved by being omitted from the Champions League knockout squad, and Ollie Watkins, Villa’s match-winner and now record Premier League goalscorer who would be right to seek assurances at the end of the season.
Which European competition Villa make could also be a factor in their summer business, and that makes this midfield all the more vital.
There are fewer whispers around Kamara, Onana and Tielemans leaving, meaning no matter the make-up of their forward line come the start of next season, continuity should be there in the form of this marvellous trio.
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