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Aston Villa 'like a family' says Ezri Konsa

Ezri Konsa claims Villa are one big happy family as they prepare to kick-off the new Premier League season.

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Unai Emery’s men start their campaign at Newcastle on Saturday with expectation levels among supporters at their highest for more than a decade after last term’s seventh-placed finish.

That is mirrored at the training ground, where defender Konsa describes the atmosphere as “amazing” ahead of Emery’s first full season in charge.

He explained: “Everyone is enjoying coming to training every day. We are all close.

“When the boss came in, he wanted us to be like a family, a small family.

“I would say that ever since he has come in that is what we have been. I feel that on the pitch. We trust each other more and we are getting results from it.”