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

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

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.

Unai Emery says Aston Villa were denied a “clear penalty” in the team’s 2-0 defeat to Liverpool. Villa had two penalty appeals waved away by referee David Coote with Emery insisting Pau Torres’ shirt was tugged by defender Conor Bradley in the second half.

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.

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery is encouraging his players to maintain the high standards they have set, as they prepare to face Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday (14:00 GMT). Despite Villa being higher than Spurs in the table, Emery says the budget of Sunday's hosts means they are more favoured to finish above them this season.

Villa’s boss was furious with the decision to award a penalty after the centre-half’s handball blunder that gifted Club Brugge a route to victory

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