JACOB'S CRACKER!

Birthday boy Ramsey sets up both goals to complete boss Emery's transformation and send Villa into Europe for first time in a decade

- DAVE ARMITAGE

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BIRTHDAY boy Jacob Ramsey handed Aston Villa their tickets to Europe as a perfect present.

Local lad Ramsey celebrated turning 22 by setting up the goals that put Villa into the Europa Conference League.

It might not be the Champions League where they were once crowned kings, but the Conference League is at least a start.

You certainly won't hear Villa fans complaining - they were in party mood at the thought of getting the passports out again.

Ramsey set Villa on the way with two perfect assists and could have crowned it all with a goal when he was left holding his head in his hands after failing to convert from a couple of yards out.

He ended up in the net, but the ball didn't and in the end it really didn't matter.