Erling Haaland once again failed to score against Aston Villa and Unai Emery has now explained how his team stopped the Manchester City forward. Matty Cash’s goal made the difference as the Midlands outfit once again bested the Sky Blues at Villa Park. Pep Guardiola praised Aston Villa’s defending post-match, with Haaland in particular struggling.

Sancho's double substitution was not the only eyebrow-raising decision Emery made on Sunday, with the Spaniard electing to omit Harvey Elliott from his matchday squad. Yet his decisions ultimately paid off, as a win for Villa saw them rise to eighth in the table, just one point behind City.

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery discusses the tactical change happening in football right now – and why Thomas Franks Tottenham highlight that shift ahead of the Premier League meeting between the two teams on Super Sunday;

Aston Villa face Manchester City on Sunday looking to bounce back from their surprise midweek defeat to Go Ahead Eagles and with Unai Emery making his demands very clear to his team on what he wants t

Matty Cash's first-half goal fired Aston Villa to a 1-0 victory over Manchester City on Sunday, as the club celebrated Unai Emery's third anniversary as manager with a memorable win.It also earned Villa,

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has been speaking to the media before Thursday's Champions League game against Go Ahead Eagles at De Adelaarshorst (kick-off 17:45 BST). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Defender Lucas Digne has been ruled out of the game because of the injury sustained in the win at Tottenham on Sunday.

At Villa, there was no era-defining manager to try and live up to. Emery could set the standard, and he fell back on his favourite formation: a 4-4-2 with a couple of standout features. The wide men in his midfields are often tens or wide forwards who excel at getting into consistent, goalscoring positions.