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Emery on Xhaka, Guendouzi and showing character

After a breathless 3-2 win over Aston Villa, Unai Emery faced the media.

Our head coach discussed the fans' reaction to Granit Xhaka, Matteo Guendouzi’s performance and the fighting spirit within the team.

Read on for a transcript of the post-match press conference.

on the game…

Good evening. Yes, I think it’s good and here we want to feel with our supporters, in the stadium, some special (atmosphere) to connect with them and to be strong with that mentality. Today the character was amazing and really, playing with one less player is not easy. We lost a little bit of the control and we won that character with our supporters, we took some risks and we came back.