Unai Emery gives worrying update on £120k-p/w ace who missed Ipswich clash

Unai Emery has supplied an replace on the health of one in all his key males, and it’s as worrying as first feared for Aston Villa.

Villa draw with impressed Ipswich

Aston Villa missed the possibility to go stage on the high of the Premier League as they drew 2-2 with newly promoted Ipswich City at Portman Street.

Although they fell behind early, it appeared that objectives from Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins had put them again on observe for all three factors.

Nevertheless, Liam Delap’s brace left Unai Emery’s facet holding onto a degree amid late Ipswich strain. The draw leaves Villa stage with Chelsea, and a degree behind Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis within the early Premier League standings.

Emery confirms harm fears

One man who missed the draw with Ipswich was John McGinn, who limped out of motion in opposition to Wolves every week in the past with a hamstring harm.

He was by no means anticipated to make the conflict with the Tractor Boys, with Emery explaining after the Wolves win: “It’s a hamstring harm. After we arrived right here, he had a hamstring harm in opposition to Tottenham in January and at this time I feel it’s lower than that harm. However he will likely be not out there, I feel, for just a few weeks.”

Nevertheless, extra readability has now been supplied on his absence, with the Villa boss quizzed on it within the build-up to the Ipswich journey (as per The Mirror) after it was hoped that the harm was much less severe.

And he admitted that it might be an absence prone to stretch to a complete of 4 weeks as initially steered: “He’s been out for one week and I feel he’ll now be out for 2 or three weeks extra. Our expectation is that he will likely be out for 3 or 4 weeks altogether,” the Villa boss revealed.

The information implies that the Scot, who takes residence £120,000 every week at Villa Park, will miss his facet’s first residence recreation within the Champions League once they host Bayern Munich in midweek.

It’s going to come as a blow to Emery, who’s an enormous fan of his No 7 and dubbed him the final word skilled again in 2023.

“He’s aggressive, he all the time is able to play, bodily as effectively. I feel when he’s not coaching or taking part in he’s resting – his power all the time is full. He’s an excellent instance, of how he’s constant and making an attempt to assist and to be an instance, an excellent instance for gamers.

“I actually, actually admire lots as an individual how he’s, however as an expert, he’s implausible.”

McGinn may even miss a house conflict with Manchester United, whereas he’s unlikely to move on worldwide obligation with Scotland, who face Croatia and Portugal within the Nations League over the upcoming break.

Nevertheless, Villa will likely be hoping to welcome him again for his or her journey to Craven Cottage after the worldwide break.