Jacob Ramsey has left and that was a £40m ‘pure profit’ sale that made some sense…as long as he was replaced. He was not replaced. Of the front four that started the famous 1-0 win over Bayern Munich last October, only Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers remain. And Villa are only just clinging onto the latter.

The Red Devils are in dire need of a goalkeeper after Andre Onana's struggles last season and Altay Bayindir's poor start in the Premier League defeat against Arsenal. Therefore, United were in the market for Aston Villa veteran Emi Martinez, who had an emotional farewell at Villa Park and was set to leave the club.

Unai Emery spoke with the press after Aston Villa's 1-0 defeat to Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium. Dango Ouattara scored the only goal of the game in the 12th minute as Villa struggled to threaten their hosts throughout. Here is every word Emery said in his post-match press conference...

LONDON - Aston Villa manager Unai Emery called for calm after his side lost 1-0 to Brentford on Saturday and remained still without a goal to their credit two games into the new Premier League season.

Certainly they’d prefer a permanent sale most likely, and they do have offers on that front too. Football Insider insist that Aston Villa are front runners for the striker, according to their main man Pete O’Rourke.

In contrast to Brentford's direct and up-and-at-them style Aston Villa were largely subdued at the Gtech Community Stadium - leaving Unai Emery with much to ponder. When faced with a wall of Brentford players, Villa frequently passed the ball sideways or backwards.