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To see 3 of the new guys in this list is exactly what we needed, alongside the established ones stepping up.

A day off for Unai Emery and his players today. Six wins in seven, a chance to reach the League Cup QFs on Wednesday, before returning to Villa Park on Saturday night. The Nou Camp and Old Trafford await the following week, before the break. Exciting couple of weeks ahead. #AVFC

Taylor Harwood-Bellis has been added to Aston Villa's Champions League league phase squad, replacing Matteo Ruggeri, whose injury lay-off is expected to exceed 60 days. The Italian left-back can be reinstated once he has recovered from injury. #AVFC

There’s too many games in the Champions League, so just let the three best teams in Europe have a round robin tournament to sort out the winner. The fixtures are already there and it’ll be done by the end of the year. UTV. 😁 #AVFC

The country

Just the €150m worth of talent that Man City brought off the bench to secure tonight’s win at Anfield…

Lance Armstrong remains an outstanding cyclist.

English football just finds itself in a completely ludicrous, damaging situation now. And it has been a very long time coming

Hard to devise a better metaphor for the past decade and a half of Premier League football than Man City winning while playing with an extra man.

How? Cheating isn’t it? Breaking the rules?

How different might the last 18 years have been for the likes of Aston Villa, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City were it not for the takeover? On the Premier League’s sliding doors moment

Man City punishment announced. Aston Villa and Newcastle forced to sell four players each.

David Ornstein reporting Manchester City found guilty on virtually all charges. Right, I'm off to print a Carabao Cup Winners 2020 shirt and get Ally Samatta's name printed on the back of it. #avfc

Seismic for English football. Manchester City were, in effect, accused of corporate fraud. Accused of breaching PSR and UEFA FFP on several occasions. Accused of not providing accurate player/manager payment details. Accused of not cooperating. Guilty on all but one charge

Cash and Mbaye on for AWB and Buendia please.

Blown up for a head injury surely because that is not a foul.

Fullbacks 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Taylor, about that interview, we need to chat. Unfortunately we’ve decided to include 3 right sided midfielders, a forward we’ve been trying to flog etc ahead of you.

No THB or Madjo in UCL squad… surprised.

Unai Emery’s Aston Villa 2.0 #UTV

Great thread.

Decent performance, draw probably would’ve been fair. Way we play, the attacking patterns will come - it always takes time. Patience needed and a bit more firepower but not at all worried. UTV

Glad they got their second choice after Mbaye chose us.

Glorious

Well that Watkins vid hit hard. I don’t forgive yet, but will. Hardest one of the summer so far.

“I would just like to clarify that when I previously said ‘Rafael Leao is a future Balon d’Or winner’, I was undergoing a momentary lapse in concentration and was actually referring to Ibrahim Mbaye.” #avfc  🟣🔵

Rafael Leao has again made it clear to Aston Villa that he prefers to join them over Galatasaray. Villa have spent the last few hours assessing options to structure a deal that could satisfy AC Milan, who have an agreement with Galatasaray. It's a very expensive operation. #AVFC

🚨 Al Hilal finalising agreement with Aston Villa to sign Ollie Watkins. Subject to #AVFC landing replacement, 30yo England int’l to move for £50m + small add-ons & would travel in next days for medical before joining #AlHilal on 3yr contract @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/752...

Aston Villa have retained only 65.6% of first team minutes in their squad from last season, the lowest of any Premier League team. Rogers, Tielemans, Konsa, Digne take the majority of those minutes out the door. Percentage could fall further if Martinez and Watkins leave before the deadline. #avfc

Just need to move those out now who want to be gone: Martinez, Watkins, Bailey etc. Get our business done. Long way to go. UTV

It’s one game. Poor, yes. But it is only one game. Liven up In Emery we trust. UTV 🦁

Pau 🤦🏻‍♂️

Let’s go 🦁 UTFV

Emery fuming with Watkins.

Has he refused to play?

#AVFC XI: Bizot; Cash, Lindelof, Pau, Maatsen; Gomes, Kamara; McGinn, Buendia, Hemmings; Barkley

Matchday 1 is here, cannot wait. Promises to be an exciting Villa season, bring it on. UTV 🦁

Great stuff, hope he’s fit to start!!

And so begins Unai Emery Episode II at Aston Villa. Optimistic about where it goes & got to be patient with new players & youth adapting to his demands. First game I’ve missed in a long time today, so will have to catch up later on Brighton Villa. UP THE VILLA #avfc #utv 🟣🔵