The 21-year-old secured a move to Aston Villa off the back of an impressive World Cup with Switzerland, where he scored three goals and provided one assist in his four games.
Ahead of his move to Villa, he was reportedly on the verge of joining Newcastle, only for Unai Emery’s side to swoop in and hijack the deal at the last minute.
Ironically, Manzambi’s goal was the difference between the two sides when they met at St James’ Park on Saturday, October 17th.
The midfielder was clearly delighted with the 1-0 victory, and admitted that Villa felt like the perfect team for him to join.
"I'm very happy to score today and I hope the next game both of us can score. But the most important (thing) is the three points,” he said.
"The team was really good. I played against this team in the final (of the Europa League) and it's a very good team with a big coach and I knew that was perfect for me."