Harvey Elliott has made five appearances since joining Aston Villa on loan from Liverpool, with manager Unai Emery explaining the factors behind the playmaker's limited game time

Unai Emery has explained there are multiple factors behind Harvey Elliott's limited game time at Aston Villa , beyond just Emi Buendia's impressive return to form. Elliott, who arrived at Villa Park on an initial loan deal on deadline day, has featured in just five matches for the club so far.

Under the terms of the agreement, Villa will be required to pay Liverpool £35 million to make the transfer permanent if the 22-year-old makes another five appearances.

The midfielder was ineligible to face his parent club when Villa visited Anfield earlier this month, but was also omitted from the matchday squads fo

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