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Aston Villa supervisor Unai Emery says his facet should be able to face ‘the very best staff within the Premier League and Europe’ when leaders Liverpool come to Villa Park on Wednesday evening.
Villa fell six factors behind the highest 4 after drawing at residence to Ipswich on the weekend, with Emery saying {that a} return to the Champions League stays the goal.
New signings Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio might each characteristic whereas Emery struggles with damage issues in defence.
He stated: “For me as a coach Liverpool is a giant problem, a problem of how we will collectively set our sport plan in opposition to them. It’s essentially the most troublesome match we’re going to play for the final weeks and months.
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“Liverpool are the very best staff within the Premier League and Europe. Our problem is how we face them and reply with our qualities and the way we play at this stage.
“We’re excited and hopefully we will share our excited moments with our followers at Villa Park.”
Villa have received simply one among their final 14 Premier League video games in opposition to Liverpool, albeit a 7-2 victory at Villa Park in October 2020.
A repeat – or three factors, anyway – would put Villa again within the combine for a European place in a race that appears prone to go to the wire once more.
“We’re being optimistic however we’re excited and we’re performing in the precise path,” Emery stated.
“We’d like extra factors in case we wish to obtain the largest demand and goal we will have, which is to be within the Champions League.”
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Midfielder/defender Boubacar Kamara is out after he got here off early in opposition to Ipswich, whereas Villa might embody ahead Leon Bailey and defenders Ezri Konsa and Matty Money within the squad.
Emery on Kamara: “He was able to play with some downside in his again, however the damage was not coming from his again, it’s his hamstring. He’s making an attempt to analyse and meet with the docs and physios lots and the way we will get higher. Precisely why, it’s troublesome.”
On Tyrone Mings’ return from damage: “Mings is a vital participant, his comeback has been superb and he’s performing very nicely. He had a small cease in his restoration however he performed on Saturday and tomorrow we are going to want him accessible. He’s a vital participant as a result of he is among the captains and a pacesetter within the defence.”
