Unai Emery expressed his thoughts on a 3-1 victory for Aston Villa against Viking.

‘Great atmosphere, great energy here’

Alysson marked the evening with his first Champions League goal, and the Villans registered their third successive win in all competitions after beating Newcastle United 1-0 and Fenerbahçe 6-0.

Villa continue to mend after their summer of transition, and their head coach is excited for the clash with Manchester City.

Emery on Villa's European run

“This competition is fantastic. After the Premier League, this competition is something, Europe especially, where we can feel comfortable, where we can achieve our objective and enjoy the way we are doing. In Conference League, Europa League, Champions League two times, how the players are responding in our challenges, in our demands, is really fantastic.

“How we are as well tactically trying to get compact, better and better, how we can as well feel we need tactically to respond against the teams and the competition we are facing. And then, individually, try to feel comfortable, confident, to exploit their qualities. Today, we watched it.

“So, overall, great atmosphere, great energy here, positive energy with the supporters transmitting us, and we responded on the field with the plan we did for this match – respecting the competition, respecting the opponent.

“Those three points are something (that) fills us (with) confidence, comfortable, and of course as well getting balance, because after this match we are going to play against Barcelona, favourites, and then we are going to play against Galatasaray as well, away.