"We needed our goalkeeper. We needed our defence to be strong. From crosses they are dangerous, but I think we did a fantastic job." On Axel Disasi: "He's here because he wanted to be with us. Today he made one more step forward [in terms of] adapting to us and supporting us."

A prominent part of Emery's managerial success is how he can transfer his messages onto players - it has worked a treat at Aston Villa

Unai Emery wants Aston Villa to be ‘extremely demanding’ for rest of the season - Ollie Watkins’ 49th-minute strike secured a 1-0 win against Brentford.

Emery confirmed midfielders Ross Barkley and Amadou Onana remain out for Saturday's game because of injury. Pau Torres, Matty Cash and Boubacar Kamara all returned to the matchday squad in Tuesday's victory over Club Brugge and he said all three will slowly be reintroduced with more minutes in the coming fixtures.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery was left delighted after victory at Brentford on Saturday. Ollie Watkins struck just after halftime for the 1-0 win in London, with Emery insisting they were worthy of the points. “I’m very proud of the players,” Emery said, eager to highlight the performance of stand-in goalkeeper Robin Olsen.

Unai Emery is hopeful Emi Martinez and Marco Asensio will both be fit to face Club Brugge on Wednesday after missing Saturday’s 1-0 win at Brentford through injury.

Unai Emery is hopeful that an easing injury list will allow Aston Villa to enjoy a run of form similar to the back end of 2022/23 when the club clinched their return to European football.

Aston Villa are back in Premier League action this weekend Aston Villa are sat in 10th place in the Premier League table with 10 fixtures left to play. They made the top four last season but face an uphill battle if they are to achieve the same again this time around.

Unai Emery declared Villa “hungry” to qualify for Europe through the Premier League after Saturday’s crucial win at Brentford kept them firmly in the mix.