Unai Emery is still waiting for Harvey Elliott to adapt to Aston Villa's style of play.

The loanee has yet to start in the Premier League since his deadline day arrival from Liverpool .

Elliott joined Villa for the season, with a £35million obligation to buy the midfielder based on appearances included in the deal.

Despite scoring in their Carabao Cup exit to Brentford on Tuesday, the midfielder was once again a substitute against Sunderland on Sunday.

Emery handed Elliott a 32-minute cameo off the bench at the Stadium of Light.

However, the Villa boss pinpointed a moment where his new signing showed he is yet to understand the club's 'identity'.

The 22-year-old spurned an opportunity to win the match after the Black Cats had equalised, with his effort from the edge of the box f

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