Rogers named Europa League Player of the Season

Morgan Rogers has played 55 times for Aston Villa this season in all competitions Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers has been named the Europa League Player of the Season by Uefa. The England international scored and made an assist in Villa's 3-0 win against Freiburg in Wednesday's final, helping his side end a 30-year wait for a major trophy. Across the tournament Rogers scored three goals and recorded five assists in 15 appearances.

The 23-year-old also played 1,088 minutes in the competition, 67 more than any other Villa player. The award comes before Rogers is expected to be named in England manager Thomas Tuchel's World Cup squad on Friday. 'We'll go down in history' - Villa's new heroes triumph to end 30-year wait Village in Ghana to celebrate Villa win with parade His Villa team-mates Emiliano Martinez, John McGinn and Emi Buendia were named alongside Rogers in the team of the season, decided by the Uefa technical observer group.

They were joined by Nottingham Forest duo Igor Jesus and Morato, who helped their side reach the semi-finals before a 4-1 aggregate defeat by Villa. Uefa's technical panel also named stunning strikes by Villa's Buendia and Youri Tielemans in the final as the fifth and seventh best goals respectively in this season's competition. A spectacular volley from Jones El-Abdellaoui, for Celta Vigo against Ludogorets, claimed top spot.

Defenders: Victor Gomez (Braga), Morato (Forest), Matthias Ginter (Freiburg), Oscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo) Midfielders: John McGinn (Aston Villa), Maximilian Eggestein (Freiburg), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) Forwards: Antony (Real Betis), Igor Jesus (Forest), Emi Buendia (Villa)