Emery on Goretzka, sales and 'needing time'

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has been speaking to the media before Monday's Premier League game against Arsenal at Villa Park (kick-off 20:00 BST). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Leon Goretzka joined Villa as a free agent on Thursday after leaving Bayern Munich in the summer, and Emery hopes the midfielder will be available for selection on Monday. On what Goretzka brings to the squad, Emery said: "Experience. High-level experience. He is a winner. He is a very competitive player, he's still young at 31-years-old and he's a good player to add into our squad. He is a versatile player, he can play in different positions and he arrives fit and he is training well." Villa are close to breaking Monaco's record for the most transfer income generated in a single window (set in 2018-19), and he said although he would prefer to keep some of those players, he "accepts" the way the club is ran and was prepared for it when he joined. On managing a side being broken up by sales, he said: "Maybe we are not performing like we were performing but the objective is to get in progression, the same way we did and in the same performances we had. We will need time, last year we showed it. On Monday we will see it but the players need time." He added: "Monday is the next challenge and the Premier League is not waiting. There are 38 matches to play, points to play and we have lost the first match. On Monday hopefully Villa Park is being like we always felt there. Supporting, playing with us and we will need them again." Follow all of Friday's Premier League news conferences and the rest of the day's football news Got a question about Villa? Get in touch here and we'll seek answers from our experts [BBC]