Fixtures
- Fulham Vs. Aston Villa – Sat, Oct 19th 2024, 15:00
Unai Emery praised Aston Villa’s performance after his side delivered three points against Fulham.
Victory at Craven Cottage arrived courtesy of a 3-1 win and registered the club’s best start to a Premier League season for 26 years.
Emery was pleased with what he saw in west London, with his team now moving onto Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League clash against Bologna.
“I’m very happy for the supporters that travelled here with us,” he said.
“Now we’re going to prepare for the Champions League and we’re enjoying the Champions League because last year we performed perfectly in the Premier League being very consistent.
“We were very focused in our demands to get Europe and achieving Champions League and we are enjoying it, but today the Premier League was most important for us.
“The supporters are aware of how important the Premier League is for us to play again in Europe next year, hopefully in the Champions League.
“Today I focused with the players on those three points, respecting the opponent and doing our game plan as strong as possible to get the performance we wanted and the win.”
There were plenty of key moments in an action-packed encounter, none more so than a penalty save from Emi Martínez with the score at 1-1.
The Argentine got down to stop Andreas Pereira’s spot kick and pave the way for his team’s second half surge.
Emery said: “Emiliano is fantastic and we needed the goalkeeper before, we needed him today and we will need him again.
“We have the best goalkeeper in the world, Emiliano Martínez. It means matches like today and moments like today with the penalty to be there to save us.”
