Unai Emery sends blunt Harvey Elliott message as lack of minutes for ex-Liverpool man explained

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Harvey Elliott was an unused substitute for Aston Villa yesterday as Unai Emery's side lost at Go Ahead Eagles in the Europa League — and he has struggled for match action since leaving Liverpool. He scored in that game but Aston Villa was knocked out on penalties.

Harvey Elliott (left) now plies his trade for Aston Villa (Image: Stuart Franklin, Getty Images) "Of course, he is training well, and his commitment is being very well as well, but his performance was not enough (up to this point). "This is the main reason he is not playing the last matches minutes, but he has to continue working like he is doing in the training session and of course getting his confidence in the performance we need through him." Aston Villa had a slow start to the new season but now sits 11th in the Premier League table.

For now, he just needs to convince Emery that he is ready for more action. The player is hugely talented and while he was struggling for minutes at Liverpool, that won't be the case at Aston Villa for long.