"Collectively and individually [we have targets].

"We will need his [Morgan Rogers’] numbers and, more or less, he is getting it. I am very demanding with him, with the team, with myself.

"[I am demanding] with Morgan because he is very important for us but I need his performance every match we are playing with different objective. Sometimes playing number 10, sometimes playing on the left-hand side, defensively, offensively, sometimes assists, sometimes score goals and get in the box. Try to work on the link with our midfielders and defenders when we are progressing the ball.

"He has a lot of responsibility in my eyes and my style. I am trying to push him a lot. I am happy with him but I want more from him.

"We are in a good balance in the table but we are a long way from what we want to do. Newcastle are behind us by two points but we are not now in the top four. We are only facing them thinking they are our opponent now.

"They are now in top form. They played Champions League two years ago. The objective is clear for them to be in Europe. It will be a difficult game.

"He was doing a fantastic job at Bournemouth. His Newcastle team is very dynamic, they like to play aggressively in attack. They like to do a lot of duels on the field with the players man to man. They beat us last year two times and I respect him a lot.

“We are building the team. After the adaptation of Amadou Onana, he is getting better, but there is still work to do for everything we want to get from him. [Boubacar] Kamara, last year he was playing fantastic. He was getting injured and now he is coming back really strong, feeling comfortable and feeling in good form.

“We have to try to use our players with their qualities, skill, capacity and combinations we can have. Youri Tielemans can play as a midfielder, six, eight and 10 like he played [against Man City], and last year.

“With Ross Barkley, we are feeling the same. He is really working very well. His adaptation has been fantastic with us. As always, I am pushing to get more from him. Now we are more or less trying to get our structure as strong as possible, and thinking as well with the players we have in different matches.

“The last match we played with Amadou and Kamara, was a very good practice we did, performing very well, both players, and keeping the same structure right that we have. This is the way. I want from them, the same mentality to play in different combinations. Last Saturday was a fantastic job they did, Kamara and Onana. I am firstly looking to impose and dominate with our structure.

“The matches being different, we can adapt more or less with our opponent. My choice is the feeling that day as well, with the opponent and characteristics.

"I spoke with him (Watkins) about the important player he is in the squad, sometimes playing and playing and playing or sometimes not playing, like in the last matches for different circumstances.

”One of those is because Jhon Duran is progressing and increasing his demand in our task every match.

“Collectively as well I need from the players tactical work. He (Duran) is understanding, improving, increasing his commitment to do the work we need. Of course, Ollie Watkins is always doing it. Now my challenge is to try and get the best of them individually and hopefully I can play with both being successful and getting the tactical idea we have.

"We need the players to be competitive but also honest and respectful. Watkins I think is always 100 per cent honest. His commitment is fantastic, he is always doing his work for the team and then individually with the target he has.

"He told it, he started the season a little bit late because he was with the national team. He also had a little bit of pain in that moment and was not getting his form like we needed it. We were also introducing Duran and he helped us a lot. Then progressively Watkins was feeling better and now I think he is good.

"Of course, he had a small problem in Leipzig and that is one of the circumstances of which I was speaking about why he did not play the second half there and why he did not start against Nottingham Forest. Duran is performing well and of course he is deserving to keep playing."

“When I arrived here, my thoughts were that it is the most difficult league. A lot of teams have capacity, with good players, good coaches and good history. Different moments for different teams.

“Now is the moment for Nottingham Forest, but their history is a huge history in the Premier League and even in Champions League, with two wins. Bournemouth now as well, are performing very well. There are a lot of teams now getting more points than normal.

“Those points they are getting is because the quality of the teams and players is very high. The league is a very interesting league, very motivating for us, each match how we can get points and be better. Now we are sixth, we are trying to focus each match, be consistent. We are feeling better at home, but away, it is completely different. It’s our challenge. Our next challenge is Newcastle away.

"I am always trying to dominate and impose with our structure. There are different matches, we can adapt more or less with the opponent. It is as well about my choice, my feeling about the opponent, their style and player characteristics. am trying always about our structure and then the other 50 per cent for the opponents. Man City dominated more than we wanted in the first half and we needed to adapt, but the second half we started to impose our style on them.

"Against Newcastle I am going to prepare 70 per cent for us and 30 per cent for the opponent, but maybe it’s 60, 40. Hopefully as well we can dominate their in moments of the game but it will be difficult."

Unai Emery, pre-match.



"We conceded early and that's demoralising. And then the red card happens and that's tough. At times we defended well as a team but when you are defending for most of the game chances will come. We have to learn from this.

"From where I was it looked like Jhon Duran couldn't move but we can't change it now. It killed the game, especially as he's been in good form. We have to move on."

Ezri Konsa post match.



"Three matches because of this red card is hard to accept. You can watch the video, the foot was not clear. Three matches now out, maybe it is because it is Jhon Duran."

Unai Emery post match.



"I thought it was maybe harsh, that was my gut feel. I was a little surprised the red card came out."

Eddie Howe post match.



“I thought it was slightly harsh. When you're travelling at that much speed how can you be certain that he's got nowhere else to put his foot.

Alan Shearer post match.



"The way we fought until the end, I don't think anyone abandoned [the effort][before the final whistle.

"We stuck together as a team, tried to do as good as we could and I'm proud of the team for showing that mentality.

"We've just got to try to be better - myself first - just try to get as many points as we can.”

Amadou Onana post match.



"It was a harsh decision. I think the referee guesses based on the reaction of the players. When Duran plants his left foot, he twists his ankle when he puts it down, which automatically pushes you to the left-hand side. He has to come back in which is why he stands on him so I think it's a harsh decision.

"Once they have given it on the pitch they are not going to overturn it. I just think they should have slowed it down and given it a bit more time."

Alan Shearer post match.


"I get what Unai Emery is saying. He is not necessarily saying it's the wrong decision, but he is [criticising] such a knee-jerk reaction when the referee had the opportunity to go and look at it and have some understanding of why that has gone on.

"I completely agree [with Shearer]. Once the left ankle rolls, his immediate reaction is to compensate and that right foot comes over but there is not enough time [to avoid contact]."

Joe Hart post match.



"Newcastle here are very strong and circumstances happened in the match which were key for the result.

"Always I am supporting VAR but you have to use VAR. Today the red card was clear for the referee straight away, he was the only person in the stadium who couldn't take his time. He has to be intelligent to take time and get the right decision.

"In this case you have to use the VAR. He has to be smart, and calm. It has to be like that.

"The red card more or less kills the game, it changes it completely.

"I do not know what happened at half-time.”

Unai Emery post match.



"We have to be positive and we have to understand our way. The table is very tight - we have a lot of teams within a few points [of each other] and of course Monday is our challenge again at home at Villa Park to try to get the atmosphere we want to create with our supporters.

"To play and to enjoy - and try to win."

Unai Emery post match.



"3 matches for Jhon Duran.

"You know what? The most damaged here is not Villa - is the credibility of the ones that made the decisions...we are going to keep fighting, nothing will destroy us and we will overcome all this [sic] unfair decisions. And we will behave like gentlemen."

Damian Vidagany.



We can understand a mistake, because to err is human, but to insist on the mistake only creates doubts about the system.

"I came from a place where the motto is NEVER SURRENDER. so here we say the same thing, we will not surrender and we will continue fighting for our club. Up the Villa."

Monchi.


“I’m happy. Tayls”

Referee Anthony Taylor: “Tackle…”
4th official: “It looks accidental from here.”
Assistant Referee Two “So Duran steps on the back. For me, it’s a reckless act rather than anything more. He’s sort of trying to stop and then lands in the wrong place.”
Referee Anthony Taylor: “Ok…”
Assistant Referee Two: “So, Duran caution.”
Referee Anthony Taylor: “Hang on, he [Schar] is holding somewhere else here [on his body].
Assistant Referee One: “He is holding between his legs.”
Referee Anthony Taylor: “I’m going red card.”
VAR: “Ok, we’ve got a red card on-field.”
Referee Anthony Taylor:presents the red card and says: “Nowhere near the ball.”
VAR: “Checking the on-field decision of red card. Ok, so there’s a clear action of the studs, raking studs, across the back.”
Referee Anthony Taylor:speaking to the players: “If it’s wrong I’ll change it, ok?”
VAR: “Ok, show me that once more? We’ve got raking studs through the glute and up the back.”
Replay Operator: “I can show you a wider angle if you want?”
VAR: “Please…”
Referee Anthony Taylor speaking to players: “He’s nowhere near the ball and he’s put his studs in him.”
VAR takes ten seconds looking at the wider angle and says: “I’m happy. Tayls, confirming on-field decision of red card. Check complete.”