Unai Emery explains what Harvey Elliott must do to kickstart Aston Villa career

Elliott has made only five appearances since joining on loan from Liverpool and not made it off the bench in any of the last three matches.

But Emery says there is no big secret to the 22-year-old’s omission, claiming the form of others coupled with his continued adaptation to Villa’s style are why he is having to bide his time.

Emery said: “I am being very, very demanding of myself to choose in each match the players to start and the players on the bench.

“I am always trying to get the best performance collectively, through individual players.

“Harvey is a No.10 in our structure, in our shape. He has played some matches and there is still adaptation to add himself individually in our structure.

“Of course, he is training well and his commitment is very good as well but his performances have not been enough (up to this point).