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'It's not a surprise' - Dzeko expects goals

Roma forward Edin Dzeko is unsurprised by how prolific he has been this season after netting a hat-trick in a 4-0 Europa League win over Villarreal.

The Bosnia-Herzegovina international took his tally to a competition-high eight with his treble at the Estadio de la Ceramica on Thursday.

"No, it's not a surprise for me because I've always scored goals – just last year was a bit different," he said, via the club's website.

"This is where I'm at now and I want to push on and prove I can do even better."

"We were fantastic. We gave nothing away at the back and put four goals past a solid Spanish outfit like Villarreal. We were excellent," he said.

"Every match is a story unto itself. Sometimes we struggle away from home against the smaller teams in Serie A but we showed just how good we are."