'I know why Harvey Elliott is struggling at Aston Villa - I made the same move'

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He was also ineligible to play against his former club, Liverpool.This lack of playing time has sparked rumours about his future at Villa and whether they will make his loan move permanent, with manager Unai Emery explaining why the Liverpool loanee is not in his starting line-up.This leaves Elliott in a difficult situation, further complicated by the fact that he played twice for Liverpool before moving to Villa, meaning he can't play for a third team during the 2025/26 season.His options seem limited to either staying at Villa and trying to get back into Emery's first team or considering a mid-season return to Anfield - where he would likely be a substitute anyway.Liverpool legend Ray Houghton empathises with Elliott's predicament. So I think Harvey realised he wasn't going to get many starts and he wanted to go and play."But when you look at the midfield at Aston Villa, you look at the form that they were in ahead of coming to Anfield, they were absolutely flying.

And Morgan Rogers, he's going to be a top player."I think the bigger clubs, and I say this with all due respect to my old club, Aston Villa, but some of the big clubs will certainly be at him, the top clubs, because he's got a little bit more than most."So Harvey's probably just gone at a time where the manager knows the players there. If you're not doing it, I want you to know why."And that's how football's gone.

That's the nature of the beast now that you're looking at."Despite speculation linking Elliott with a potential January return to Liverpool following his underwhelming start, Houghton has rubbished such suggestions.He believes the midfielder simply requires additional time to establish himself at Villa Park."I think I'll give him some more slack at the moment. He played against the players, but he doesn't know them."It just might take a little bit more time for him to get up to speed with what's required and what he needs to do to get into the starting eleven."But I wouldn't be in a rush to, you know, do one thing and the other with him.