Unai Emery delivered a withering rebuke to his Aston Villa players as he branded them 'lazy' and questioned their attitude.
Villa’s search for a first win of the campaign goes on after they squandered a lead against 10-man Sunderland and Emery – who marched down the tunnel 30 seconds before the final whistle having seen enough – pulled no punches in his assessment.
The Spanish manager looked ready to combust at times during the 1-1 draw on Wearside and he admitted even a victory would not have changed his mood.
He feels Villa have lost the qualities that made them so progressive and the sluggish nature of their play is not something he recognises.