A key metric with Emery is “duels” and no Villa player came out on top of their match-up. Club B ruges made three times as many interceptions and twice the number of clearances. Villa made four tackles in the attacking half, none in the attacking third, and their hosts, typically direct in style, grew in confidence when playing from deep.

Lee Carsley has handed a maiden England call-up to Aston Villa forward Morgan Rogers after eight players pulled out of his final squad on Monday night. Carsley will take charge of the team for the Nations League matches with Greece and Republic of Ireland before he hands the reins over to Thomas Tuchel.

Eight players have withdrawn from the England squad to face Greece and Republic of Ireland in the Nations League; Morgan Rogers has received his first senior call-up; Jarrod Bowen, Jarrad Branthwaite,