Should Malen be starting? And is Bizot Villa's future number one?

In the second part of our special Q&A with BBC Sport football reporter Nick Mashiter, we focus on questions about two Villa players.

Oliver asked: What are you thoughts on Donyell Malen being a regular starter as I believe he deserves a run of games?

Nick answered: Malen is a really interesting case, having struggled for minutes at Villa.

After leaving Arsenal's academy in 2017, a year before Unai Emery joined the Gunners, he scored 92 goals for PSV Eindhoven and Borussia Dortmund, and is clearly a danger going forward.

But he has made just four league starts since arriving from the Bundesliga club in January, having then been left out of the Champions League squad last season.

He has started successive games just once - against Tottenham and Ipswich in February - so has not had any run to get consistency and momentum together.

Villa need someone to ease the burden on Ollie Watkins and if Watkins does not score - despite ending his drought against Fulham last month - there has not been enough back-up.

Morgan Rogers scored eight and Jhon Duran, who left in January, got seven last season - the closest to Watkins' 16 in the league.

Versatile but not an outright number nine, perhaps Malen arrived at the wrong time, coming in behind Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio - but if he is going to make a consistent impact, the time is now.

Charlie asked: Marco Bizot seems to have slotted in seamlessly in Emi Martinez's absence, so is he seen as a future number one?

Nick answered: Goalkeepers can play on well into their 30s but, even at 34, I feel Bizot still cannot be considered as a real long-term option.

Villa signed Martinez when he was 28 for £20m, buying a goalkeeper who was coming into his prime and the Argentina international has repaid them, even if he may have favoured a move to Manchester United in the summer.

Bound by Profit and Sustainability Rules, Villa are stuck where they cannot revamp the squad to the extent they may want, but it does feel like it needs more more freshness.

Bizot was the only debutant in the opening day draw with Newcastle, when the side looked flat, and he has performed well when he has deputised. That is exactly what clubs want from a number two - but, if Martinez goes, Villa would need to replace him with a number one.

Come back later on for the third and final part of the Q&A, which is all about player recalls.