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Consequently, the scrutiny surrounding Elliott’s difficult loan spell from Liverpool has intensified dramatically. Former Valencia and Aston Villa boss Unai Emery made the trip to his old stomping ground, captured by television cameras watching the dramatic 3-2 defeat unfold.
For Emery, watching Elliott must have triggered a wave of complex emotions. Yet, when Emery watched Elliott step off the bench on Sunday, the playmaker delivered a sharp reminder of his technical ceiling.
Therefore, watching Elliott orchestrate play with supreme technical clarity in Spain cannot sit easy with the Villa manager. Ultimately, Liverpool sent Elliott abroad to secure valuable, hardening senior minutes that would accelerate his development.
