Ollie Watkins opens up on Jhon Duran competition at Aston Villa
Ollie Watkins claims to be relishing the competition provided by Jhon Duran as both battle for starting place at Villa.
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The England international acknowledges he has never been pushed so hard by a team-mate during his time at the club, with Duran currently topping the scoring charts with 12 goals in all competitions.
Watkins leads the way in the Premier League after taking his tally to nine for the season in Wednesday’s 1-0 win at Everton.
But the 29-year-old last month found himself out of the starting XI for the first time in Unai Emery’s reign due to Duran’s excellent form and pointed to the pair being rarely paired together in matches as a key difference to his previous battle with Danny Ings, who was sold to West Ham two years ago.
Watkins said: “I have had competition with Ingsy before but not to the point like this.
“Me and Ingsy used to play up front together. With Jhon I have not played too much with him.