Unai Emery word of warning as Aston Villa 'leader' steps up
Unai Emery has hailed Tyrone Mings' performances for Aston Villa since returning from an ACL injury earlier this season.
The centre-back suffered his serious knee injury on the opening weekend of last season, ruling him out of the rest of the campaign and into this season too. He made his long-awaited return to first-team action in the EFL Cup against Crystal Palace at the end of October before he then played against Club Brugge in the Champions League and Brentford in the Premier League.
Following the foot injury Pau Torres suffered at the end of last month, Mings will get a run in the team after playing a key role in wins over Leicester City, West Ham and Everton.
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“It’s fantastic how he is progressively helping the team; his attitude, his commitment with the club," Emery said. "He struggled a lot last year at the beginning of the season; he was not feeling 100 per cent to help the team. When the injury came to Pau Torres, it was his moment.
“He is really helping the team, helping us to play with his capacity and show again his skill and potential with us like he did before he was getting injured.
“Now, playing a lot of matches in a row, we have to try to be careful and protect him. Hopefully tomorrow he can feel recovered 100 per cent and playing 90 minutes like he has played in the last matches.
“I’m very happy with how he is with his attitude, his commitment. He’s a leader for other players as well and he’s very important in different directions with the players in the squad, on the field and the message we want to send to the players about how we want to be demanding in our new way here in Aston Villa.”
