Fixtures
- Liverpool Vs. Aston Villa – Sat, Nov 9th 2024, 20:00
Aston Villa lost out to league leaders Liverpool 2-0 at Anfield in the Premier League on Saturday night.
Manager Unai Emery thought his players equipped themselves well against the table-topping Reds, who netted a goal in each half to capture the three points.
Villa, who had their chances on Merseyside, will now look to get back to winning ways after the international break.
“I am happy with the players,” Emery said.
“We played with the plan we had. To get some points here is very difficult and maybe we needed more.
“Even dominating some moments of the match, they were creating some chances in transition and we have to work to improve it. We conceded two easy transitions for them from corners.
“We also created two good chances from corners and we competed like we needed to get something but we didn’t get points here.
“I’m happy with the match we played. We have to try and keep balance and be consistent like we were last year. We are some points under the level we had last year, but the Premier League is very difficult and it’s tight with other teams in the table.
“I want to recover some players. They’re not getting fit like they have to but we are helping those players to get better, to feel better.
“Leon Bailey in the first 45 minutes was really good – we can be positive with him. John McGinn as well in the second half was better than the last match he played.
“Some players after a long injury are progressively going to help us. We have to be patient and not think about some results we’ve had in the last matches because it was Tottenham and here in Liverpool.
“We have to accept losing here because they are a team that can exploit their potential like they did. After we are coming back from the break, we have to try to be strong.
“We’re going to play at home in Villa Park against Crystal Palace and hopefully we can start again feeling good.”
