Aston Villa midfielder Philippe Coutinho commented on his debut for Birmingham.

" A good start. We believed in ourselves until the final whistle and were able to escape. There was excitement. I'm not so good at English, I prefer my game to speak for me.

I'm happy it was my first game but there is a lot of work ahead. There have been ups and downs since leaving the Premier League.. But that's in the past,"

Recall that Coutinho's debut goal and pass saved Aston Villa from defeat by Manchester United.