New York’s newest noisy neighbours

The great players enjoy more space and more time than the mere mortals and that goal summed up what Villa can expect this year in this league.

The last time David Villa played at Yankee Stadium, the Republic of Ireland were being taught a lesson in football by a Spanish team you wouldn’t have thought was in decline.

That was the summer of 2013. On Sunday — if appearances are to be believed — the diminutive striker was spearheading a project heading in the opposite direction.