Unai Emery spoke about his aims for the season, he said Villa are "enjoying the way we are doing". "Last year was a very successful season in the Premier League, getting to the Champions League. This year, the objective for us is to keep it". He said Villa are "increasing our level and demanding more" and will keep being "consistent in the top positions". "There are another seven teams that we have to be more intelligent than and more competitive. After last year, we were a surprise when we were getting the fourth position. We are a competitive team to be in the top seven, top five, top four". On Tyrone Mings' handball incident: "It's football, we made a mistake and I want to forget it. It's not necessary to speak about it again. The action was something that was not usual, it's not normal. We had to try to understand the rule and then keep going." On his players being ready for the weekend: "If we want to play in the Champions League or in Europe, if we want to be contenders for a trophy, we have to play three matches a week. If we are not able to play, focusing mentally and physically in this direction, weâ€TMre not going to get our objective. Weâ€TMre training this afternoon and weâ€TMre going to prepare the match with the players and theyâ€TMre going to be ready to play, mentally and physically. Hopefully on the field we can show our capacity to face them, competing and with the possibility to get points." On Arne Slot's Liverpool: "Tomorrow at Liverpool will be completely difficult, they are the favourites to beat us. They are the favourites to win the Premier League this season, now in front of [Manchester] City and Arsenal because they started very well. Of course we are motivated, we are excited as well and we are keeping balance and tomorrow is an amazing match we are going to play in Liverpool and the team is doing the best this season in the Premier League and in the Champions League and itâ€TMs our challenge tomorrow." 
