Great Villa Goals: Savo Milošević v Leeds United (1996)
Savo's sensational screamer takes the roof off Wembley Stadium
Aston Villa's formative years of Premier League life were reminiscent of what came before and after.
Nearly champions one minute and almost relegated the next, by the summer of 1995 the pattern was set for a tumultuous Premier League future.
The team's new manager, Brian Little, had grand plans after replacing Ron Atkinson in the Villa Park dugout. To that end, he needed to adequately replace Dean Saunders and Dalian Atkinson, Villa's lethal strike pairing under Big Ron.
The first component, Dwight Yorke, had already been at the club for years. Graham Taylor had signed him in 1989 and he'd been an effective understudy to Villa's ‘Deadly Duo’ in the first half of the 1990s.
But he needed a partner. Little was on the hunt for a left-footer to add balance to the Villa attack.
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Aston Villa Review to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.