Colwill: I want to push for regular starting spot

Levi Colwill hopes that his performances against Arsenal and Aston Villa have given Roberto De Zerbi food for thought.

The 19-year-old started back-to-back games for the first time since joining on loan from Chelsea in the summer and impressed at the heart of defence.

“I am trying to give them [the coaching staff] a selection problem, that’s what every player wants to do. The coaching staff want all their players to want to play. Every time I get a chance I need to try and take it with two hands and keep working hard.

“It’s been tough so far, but I’ve enjoyed every minute. The manager gave me my chance on Sunday which I am grateful for.

“The tough aspect has been learning new playing styles, a new manager coming in, things like that. But it’s going to help me in the future so I can’t complain.

“Once you get your head around how the new manager wants to play, it helps you understand why he does it and how it works. You’ve got to respect it.”

Levi was frustrated with his performance against Villa though and reckons he’s got a lot more to give.

“We should have got the three points, 100 per cent. We played good football at times, we just weren’t clinical enough, I missed a chance at the end - things like that make a big difference.

“It was a frustrating game [against Villa]. They came to do a job which was to get a point or three, which they did. Personally, it was my first start, I could have done so much better at times so overall it was a disappointing day.”