Aston Villa were in Europa Conference League action on Thursday night
A young Aston Villa who was left in tears after having a banner taken down by the stewards got a perfect ending.Goals from Leon Bailey, Youri Tielemans, Ollie Watkins and John McGinn sealed a comfortable 4-1 victory for Unai Emery’s men.During the match, a young fan holding up a banner asking for Villa star Moussa Diaby’s shirt had it taken away by the stewards.
As a result, the fan was left devastated as he broke down in tears and had to be comforted by another steward.The Villa summer signing took off his shirt and handed it over to the fan before posing for pictures on the pitch.A young fan arrived early looking to get Moussa Diaby's jersey. He said: “We are respecting them because they played in the semi-final last year against West Ham. They won last year against Lazio, they won last year against Anderlecht and it’s because they have experiences in European competitions.“That is very important for us as well, that they are win a lot of matches in their league and in Europe. They are very focused in this competition.
Emery added: “I am very happy with the players because I think they have to be mature, responsible and demanding themselves, not only when I’m pushing them. They have to try to increase their own individual and collective level.” SPORTbible are on WhatsApp! We've launched a dedicated news channel to send you the latest news, features and plenty more directly on WhatsApp and all you need to do to sign up is click through to our one-way broadcast channelFormer Aston Villa manager Dean Smith interviewing Unai Emery is the best thing you'll see todayGabby Agbonlahor is backing Aston Villa to challenge for top four next seasonDamning footage shows Birmingham City fans' furious reaction to Wayne Rooney as players...
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