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Aston Villa's start to the season has been sub-par by Unai Emery's standards. His side have netted just six times in their opening seven top-flight fixtures.
On the back of a brilliant but bittersweet sixth-place finish last term, the club have been slow out of the traps. A 0-0 draw against Newcastle United was followed by defeats to Brentford and Crystal Palace.
After another goalless stalemate and a Carabao Cup exit , panic stations were raised, but the team's form has shown improvement. Emery's men have won their last four matches in all competitions and will visit Tottenham next .
Spurs were one of the clubs linked with a move for Morgan Rogers over the summer and while his campaign has been lacklustre, securing his future at Villa Park should be a top p