Emery on 'best season', decisions on loan players and facing Guardiola
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has been speaking to the media before Sunday's final Premier League game against Manchester City at Etihad Stadium (kick-off 16:00 BST). Here are the key lines from his news conference: The Villa boss reflected on their season: "So happy, so proud. The priority, always, was the Premier League.
And we were competing in both competitions. Of course, another two cups - the FA Cup and Carabao Cup - but, this year, we couldn't compete there and strongly focused on the Premier League and the Europa League. " He added: "Our main objective - an ambitious objective - was to play in the Champions League.
[It was] To get the Champions League position through the Premier League or through the Europa League, and we achieved it in both competitions. Really fantastic. " On decisions around loan players Jadon Sancho and Douglas Luiz: "Not yet.
Of course, now we're finishing the season, we are going to have some days reflecting and analysing individually each situation. And we will decide it. But not yet.
Of course, I am so proud of every player and so happy how they were responding. This is my only objective. It's to try to improve more and to get better next year.