John McGinn believes Aston Villa's form is improving after their Europa League home win over Bologna. As the team captain, he once again demonstrated his crucial role against Serie A opponents. Following his winner in last season's Champions League match, he netted another crucial goal in Thursday night's Europa League clash, securing victory for the club.  

Although he still has reservations about the team's overall performance, John McGinn believes that the victory on the first day of competition still showed some positive signs.  

John McGinn said after the game: "This victory is very important. We were a little nervous at the end of the game. The opponent adopted a one-on-one man-marking tactic, which reminded me of Bielsa's style when he coached Leeds United. It was a difficult game and we needed to stay focused at all times because they always left a few players to press the front court. We should have handled the attack more decisively, but we didn't do well enough in this regard."  

"Our attack was a little rusty, but we still created a lot of chances and could have scored more goals. I think we played better in the first half than in the second. But the most important thing was that Marco made a heroic save in the final moments, which allowed us to keep a clean sheet and get a very important victory."  

After a turbulent start to the season, Aston Villa finally secured their first victory, which rekindled the confidence of the team and fans. Captain John McGinn admitted that this victory was just a new starting point, and he looked forward to the team continuing their momentum in the upcoming home Premier League match and putting in an ideal performance against Fulham.  

He added: "Some players have gradually regained their form, but they are still far from their ideal form. The season has just begun. We went through a long period of decline last season, and the head coach also reminded us of this. We are very aware of the strength of our opponents, so it is crucial for the team to stay united and win at home."