ELLIOTT HAPPY TO PLAY THE VILLAN

Booed by Everton fans, the on-loan Liverpool star is delighted with switch to Emery's side

- BY JOHN RICHARDSON

THE crescendo of boos were music to the ears of Harvey Elliott as he stepped onto enemy territory.

His 71st-minute introduction as an Aston Villa player after his Liverpool exit could have been against the Dog and Duck for all the 22-year-old cared.

The onetime teenage protege, who at Fulham quickly attracted the attention of the Reds, feels loved again after seeing the path to a regular Anfield role often blocked.

Although he quickly acknowledges that simply arriving from the reigning Premier League champions doesn't carry a free entry to Unai Emery’s side.

He admitted: “It's going to be hard coming into a team with incredible players. There are players still out injured as well, like Amadou Onana and Boubacar Kamara.