HEXSTASY FOR EMERY

Villans battle back as Frank's bogeyman strikes yet again

- BY RYAN TAYLOR

UNAI EMERY has declared Aston Villa “will only get better" after they won their fifth match on the spin with victory at Tottenham.

After his side battled back from a goal down to claim all three points, the Spaniard said: “There is still work to do, the players need to increase their level.

“Some of them have been injured. When we can have more players to choose from, it’s better for the coach and our performance.”

Emery (below) also paid tribute to Morgan Rogers as he finally ended his barren run in front of goal at club level.

He said of the England star, who levelled things up with a stunning strike: “He is always doing his task, always.

“He is a hard worker. Through that, it's been coming, his performance.

“The team needs the work and then his capacity and skills. Morgan helps the team for 90 minutes and that's very important.”

Meanwhile, Thomas Frank said Tottenham played well and “could have won” on another day.

When asked why his team are struggling so badly at home, the Dane said: "We performed well against Burnley [won 3-0] and we performed well today.

“We had a very good first half against Wolves and then we had a bad game against Bournemouth.

“So that's probably the reason it's a game that is a draw, a clear draw and we could easily have won it instead of Villa and then it would have been a different narrative.”