Unai Emery explains Harvey Elliott predicament amid £35m Liverpool transfer trigger

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10 but he highlighted the abundance of choices in that role as the explanation for his restricted minutes, reports Birmingham Live.Buendia, who was anticipated to depart Villa in the summer, is among he players positioned ahead of Elliott in the hierarchy. The Argentine has delivered six goal contributions this season, finding the net against Fulham, Feyenoord, Tottenham Hotspur and Bournemouth."He had an injury for 10 months, and after he was training with us, he needed time to get in everything - good, mentally, physically confident," Emery remarked regarding Buendia's form."He struggled last year and all the season, firstly with us for six months, not getting his performance and not playing consistently and not feeling really good."When he was on loan in Germany, with Bayer Leverkusen, he didn't achieve his confidence.

He didn't achieve minutes. He didn't achieve numbers to recover himself, like a player he is."This year is completely different.

He started the season very demanding, getting fit, feeling confident, playing with his skills, showing in each match he played in pre-season."Everything that happened around him, he deserved it because he worked hard to recover his best form as a player like he had before he was here."When we decided to keep him here, and he decided to stay here as well, I was confident he could get the numbers he is achieving."When questioned whether Buendia's displays had been the primary reason for Elliott's limited playing time, Emery responded: "It is everything, because the adaptation is something that some players need more than others."But the team is going forward and being very demanding to achieve individual and collective performance, also the consistency we need."Some players, they need more time, or we can speak about how he struggled last year, Buendia, to achieve what he is doing this season."Harvey Elliott, he is working very well. He is a good guy and his commitment to Aston Villa is fantastic."I am happy how he is doing his work here, but now it is difficult because he has other players playing and performing well, for example Emi Buendia and other players."Elliott has not played for Villa since October 2.