Aston Villa defender Ashley Young says that the club will be quite happy about the performance in the loss against Liverpool. Unai Emery saw his team suffer a first defeat since taking over as Liverpool were able to pick up a 3-1 victory on Boxing Day. Aston Villa are getting back to action after a gap of six weeks with a majority of the players at the club due to their lack of involvement at the World Cup. As a result, some momentum and action would be missing from the performance just before the World Cup. Considering the situation,Young would be happy with the performance collected from the game.
After this game, Aston Villa travel to North London to take on Tottenham in a crucial league match just on New Year’s Day. This match has the potential to deliver a lot of psychological advantage for the team. For this reason, Ashley Young is expected to be in the starting line-up given his immense experience. At 37 years of age, the defender may not be able to play two games a week going forward but he has the potential to deliver an immense amount of experience. Due to the World Cup break, Young is back in action for his first game in six weeks. He is widely expected to feature in the match against Tottenham.Continue reading
According to reports, Sanson emerged as target for 2021 champions Besiktas after veteran midfielder Josef de Souza was struck down with injury and a deal for German international Nadiem Amiri fell by the wayside. The Istanbul-based outfit want to sign Sanson on loan, with an option-to-buy. Coach Valerien Ismael, meanwhile, has allegedly held talks with his fellow Frenchman over the phone.Developments are expected imminently. Potentially as soon as this week.