Aston Villa are already working on turning Jadon Sancho's loan move from Manchester United into a permanent deal after the winger made a promising early impression under Unai Emery.
Sunderland extended their unbeaten run at the Stadium of Light with a gritty 1-1 draw against Aston Villa on Sunday.
Aston Villa's wait for a first Premier League victory of the season continued on Sunday as they were held to a 1-1 draw by ten-man Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
Harvey Elliott has admitted he needed to be "selfish" in choosing to leave Liverpool for Aston Villa on deadline day, insisting regular football was the driving force behind his decision.
Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery described Emiliano Martinez's return to the starting lineup as "very good news" after the team drew 0-0 with Everton on Saturday.
Aston Villa defender Matty Cash's evening ended prematurely as injury forced him off during Poland's 3-1 World Cup qualifying victory over Finland on Sunday.