Aston Villa manager Unai Emery speaking to BBC's Match of The Day: “We tried everything and we were dominating, creating chances and stopping them.
"After the red card, they scored so quick. Before the second-half, we were fighting and taking corners but we didn't score and in football we must accept that and keep going because we are more than then match we lost."
On his teams disallowed goal: “I have to accept the referees decision but I think it isn’t fair.
"Villa defended fantastically, they have experienced players and today they needed to defend and they did fantastic. We did everything to try and score and everything to stop them but we must accept it."
On new signings Tammy Abraham and Douglas Luiz's performance: “It is the first match, they need to keep going and we are trying to get information about them, so we keep going.
"We are frustrated but we will stand up quick and think about how we are and what we are doings.
"After tomorrow, [transfer deadline] we can do a plan."
Did you know?
- Aston Villa lost a Premier League match in which the opponent received a first half red card for the first time since April 2021, when they lost 2-1 against a Manchester City side who had John Stones dismissed.
- Villa completed 355 passes in the second half, their most passes in a single half of Premier League of football on record (since 2003-04).
