Unai Emery declares Aston Villa are 'not top-five contenders' in spiky post-match interview
18 January 2026, 19:16 | Updated: 19 January 2026, 06:08
Unai Emery declared Aston Villa are "not top-five contenders" in a bizarre interview following their 1-0 defeat to Everton.
Villa missed the chance to put pressure on Arsenal in the Premier League title race as they ended the day as they started it; seven points behind the Gunners, who drew 0-0 with Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Emery cut a frustrated figure in his post-match interview with Sky Sports, giving one-word answers and even falling silent when asked about why he feels Villa can't compete with teams at the top of the Premier League.
He said: "We are not contender to be in the top five. We are still not being contenders.
"There are other teams with more potential than us."
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