Phil: A win at Basel is an excellent result as they are Swiss champions. Under Unai Emery, I believe we can. Jadon Sancho and Evann Guessand remain our only two below-par players but Emery is no fool and by the end of January he will have the players he wants.

Aston Villa fans have slammed the clubs board as they believe Alysson will be signed from Gremio for PSR reasons and not to actually make an impact on their first-team.

Aston Villas Donyell Malen was hit by objects thrown towards forward by away supporters; some fans were ejected as the game resumed several minutes after Villas second goal had been scored; UEFA Disci

It is a strange metric, but since they scored their first goal of the season away at Sunderland, Villa are top of the form league. Simply put, they gave the rest of the league a five-game head start, but have been utterly ruthless since.

The Manchester United loanee's career remains in a state of drift, but Thursday evening offered some signs of promise

Two Young Boys supporters have been arrested after police were assaulted during the Swiss club's Europa League match against Aston Villa. Fans of the Bern-based side threw items, including broken seats and coins, towards Villa players and police officers at Villa Park, with Dutch forward Donyell Malen being struck on the head.

Prime minister Keir Starmer criticised the decision over the Europa League match, with a heightened police presence expected at Villa Park

The Swiss side will be without away fans for their match against Stuttgart in the Europa League league phase on January 29.

MPs are demanding further answers from West Midlands Police over the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a Europa League match at Aston Villa.

There had been no mention of Villa being in the title race at any point before this game, but after that performance anything is possible. There are still a few areas at the back we need to tidy up on and Ollie Watkins still needs more confidence,