Ozzy's grandson becomes Aston Villa mascot

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Getty Images Kelly Osbourne, who has long blonde hair that is waving behind her, is holding a young boy with blonde hair in her arms and smiling. The boy is wearing an Aston Villa shirt that says SID on the backGetty Images
Sid made an appearence on the pitch ahead of Sunday's match

The grandson of music legend Ozzy Osbourne was made a mascot for Aston Villa Football Club for their win against Manchester United.

Dressed in a Villa kit, Sidney accompanied midfielder John McGinn onto the pitch ahead of the match on Sunday.

"This is so very special, Ozzy would have loved it," his grandmother Sharon Osbourne said in a post on Instagram.

The Birmingham Premier League team extended their winning run to 10 matches in all competitions, their best run as a top-flight club since 1914, with a 2-1 win over Manchester United.

Reuters A toddler in an Aston Village football kit has his mouth opened excitedly while kicking a football. An Aston Villa player with his back to the camera can be seen pointing. In the background a stadium full of fans can be seenReuters
The team went on to win their game against Manchester United

His mother, TV personality Kelly Osbourne, watched the victory at Villa Park alongside her toddler and husband Sidney Wilson.

Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy died aged 76, less than two weeks after the band's Back to the Beginning farewell gig at Villa Park.

During the concert, Ozzy performed some of his biggest hits while seated on a black throne then was joined by the full original Sabbath line-up, with the four members not seen on stage together for 20 years.

Getty Images A group of four people, on the left is a woman with dark red hair and glasses, wearing a black tracksuit. In the centre is a  woman with blonde hair wearing an Aston Villa scarf, holding her toddler and smiling widely, and to her right is a man with long hair who is looking at the toddler and smiling, he is also wearing an Aston Villa scarf. Getty Images
Villa fan Kelly Osbourne described it as a proud moment

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