Brentford striker Ivan Toney has explained the reason behind his goal celebration against Aston Villa. Toney opened the scoring for the Bees in Saturday’s Premier League showdown at Villa Park in the seventh minute. And after the game,
Ivan Toney said: “It was for the Birmingham fans. My agent is a Birmingham fan and I don’t think Birmingham and Aston Villa get on too well. So the celebration, I just thought I’d get a little bit of a reaction from the fans.”
The former Northampton Town, Newcastle United and Peterborough United front man netted 33 goals for Brentford last season as they won promotion from the Championship. But this was his first goal in the top flight.
Ivan Toney said: “It’s a big moment for me and my family. I’m delighted to get off the mark, not just for myself but for the team. Hopefully there’s much more to come.”
Reflecting on his side’s performance,
Thomas Frank said: “[I’m] happy with most of the performance. We started the game brilliant at a difficult place to play. We were brave, pressed high and scored and I felt we were really on top of the game. Then one miscommunication and it gave them the chance. In the second half I felt we started better and then it was more even in the last part of the game. I felt if there should have been a narrow winner it should have been us. I would like us to be even braver. My message before every game is to go for a win, play forward and attack. I just probably need to keep reinforcing it.”
