Aston Villa: Struggling Rogers must ignore jeers – Emery

Morgan Rogers must play his way back into form and ignore the jeers, says Aston Villa boss Unai Emery.

The England international endured another disappointing display, despite Villa’s 1-0 Europa League win over Bologna.

He completed just 10 of 24 attempted passes, a success rate of just under 42%, and won only four of his 12 duels.

Villa fans directed ironic cheers towards Rogers after he completed a pass late on as the hosts won their first game of the season.

“The fans have to show their emotions,” Emery said. “We have to accept it. They applaud us and sometimes not.

“Morgan is young and needs time for experiences. I kept him on the field because I wanted his reaction, how he was accepting everything and he did it.

“He didn’t play well and didn’t be clinical in the attacking third to do the last assist, but I wanted to keep him because, firstly he’s always doing his task.

“He was working for the team, but he was not being clinical offensively. He needs to take experiences, not playing very well, the crowd not being happy with him and him getting his experiences and grow up through it.”