Mings confirms he's prepared for a return to Aston Villa - Paul Vegas

During his conversation with the Ben Foster podcast, Mings emphasized that there isn't any room for mediocrity under this manager. However, he also pointed out that it's not about feeling pressured to constantly perform at your best.

“I think that is what will keep driving us forward. He has to keep signing good players and to keep evolving the squad and tactics. They are things he is doing all the time to keep us fresh."

He continued: “Someone asked me the other day about how I felt and genuinely, had both centre-halves got injured going into the Bayern Munich game and the manager asked if I could play, I would have said I was fine.

“I probably would have been awful - but it just shows I don’t have any apprehension.

“Had I been asked to play the game at the weekend against (Manchester) United I would have felt fine to play. I would just be a bit unfit, the timing would probably be a bit off.

“I always say when I eventually play again and they see me on TV and I go in for a tackle and they worry about the knee, you have to realise I have done this loads of time before you see me do it.

“That is a culmination of many repetitions of trying it out first. It is not a case of throwing me into a game and see what happens.”