Manager and other senior Villa figures have been frustrated with the under-21s use of Rogers - but a senior call is very different

Emery was dismissed as Arsenal manager by Edu in November 2019, but has since exacted his revenge on his old club, knocking Mikel Arteta’s side out of the Europa League in 2021 with Villarreal, before ruining their title hopes with Aston Villa last season.

Unai Emery believes that Aston Villa were “clearly” denied a penalty against Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday evening. Goals from Darwin Nunez and Mo

A key metric with Emery is “duels” and no Villa player came out on top of their match-up. Club B ruges made three times as many interceptions and twice the number of clearances. Villa made four tackles in the attacking half, none in the attacking third, and their hosts, typically direct in style, grew in confidence when playing from deep.

The international break comes at a welcome time for Aston Villa as they look to regroup and put right their poor run of recent form. They are having to manage playing in Europe as well as sustaining a fight at the top end of the Premier League and this is proving a real test of Unai Emery's managerial credentials.

Aston Villa have achieved some incredible things under Unai Emery but their Premier League form is of some concern. Their tightrope tactics are not working.

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