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

Unai Emery was adamant Aston Villa were “clearly” denied a penalty before Liverpool sealed Premier League victory over his team on Saturday evening. Villa were behind to Darwin Nunez’s opener when, as they prepared to deliver a free-kick from the left wing shortly before the hour mark,

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.