Morgan Rogers had just scored Aston Villa’s second in the 2-1 FA Cup victory against Tottenham Hotspur and Villa’s players had gathered to the left of the Holte End, a cacophony encompassing them, but Emery remained fixated on preparing his two substitutes.

Marcus Rashford has already angered a high profile Aston Villa star, though the Manchester United loanee is completely blameless in the dispute, according to reports.

Donyell Malen has reportedly been left "deeply disappointed" after being snubbed for Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio in Aston Villa's Champions League squad. The duo were just two of five arrivals from a hectic January window for Unai Emery’s side, with Andres Garcia, Asensio and Axel Disasi also penning moves to the Premier League side.