For @Clogger36 @afefc1 and other Tom Davies apologists:

Davies, 22yrs, this season:
Games 23 (7 sub)
Goals 1
Assists 0
Avg passes per game 29 (77% acc)
Avg tackles per game 1
Blocks 0

"But he's young. But he came through the academy..."

Remind me again what he brings to us?

By contrast:

Douglas Luiz 22yrs, this season:
Games 28 (8 sub)
Goals 3
Assists 2
Avg passes per game 34 (83% acc)
Avg tackles per game 1
Blocks 1
He also carries the ball more.

"Villa nearly went down, shite."

Todd Cantwell, 22 years:

Games 30 (7 sub)
Goals 6
Assists 2
Avg passes per game 29 (81% acc)
Avg tackles per game 1
Blocks 1

Carries the ball more.

"Relegated Shite."

Will Hughes, 25 years:

Games 27 (3 sub)
Goals 1
Assists 1
Avg passes per game 29 (78% acc)
Avg tackles per game 3
Blocks 1

"Relegated shite"

Phillip Billing, 24 years:

Games 29 (5 sub)
Goals 1
Assists 1
Avg passes per game 34 (75% acc)
Avg tackles per game 2
Blocks 1

I could go on? @Clogger36

Anthony Gordon, 19 years:

Games 4 (7 sub)
Goals 0
Assists 1
Avg passes per game 11 (79% acc)
Avg tackles per game 1
Blocks 0

Academy graduate Gordon carries the ball more, has played less games but has had a similar "impact" on games as Tom Davies.

And for good measure:

Gylfi Sigurdsson, 30 years:

Games 28 (7 sub)
Goals 2
Assists 3
Avg passes per game 29 (84% acc)
Avg tackles per game 1
Blocks 0

Carries the ball more than Tom Davies.

Declan Rice, 21 years:

Games 38
Goals 1
Assists 3
Avg passes per game 46 (86% acc)
Avg tackles per game 3
Blocks 1
Interceptions 2

Carries the ball more.
7 England caps.