Villa head coach Emery accepted an interview with the media before the away game against Liverpool.

On October's performance

"The overall performance, and how we picked up more points than we did at the start of the season, is very important. It means the players and our tactical performance are getting better. The results are better than when we played in the first month of the Premier League. What we have to avoid now is to relax because we are in a position where we feel good, but it is not enough. "

On Marty Cash's progress

"Kash generally expresses his emotions clearly. He's a great person as a person; he's progressing very well as a player. It's important for him to give a commitment and when he can get an offer to leave and go elsewhere, he decided to stay here and of course he signed a new contract. , we are very happy.

We are professionals and sometimes when we play well and win games, or when we play poorly, we can take it or not, but you have to always respect it. Overall, his performance and development here are excellent and I think he can play better. "It's a clear step forward for me to improve and get better."

On the return to form in the Premier League

"A month ago I was worried about our performance because it was a very bad moment and we were very poor. Communicated my concerns to the players and tried to find solutions. We are gradually getting better.

Now if we relax because of the performance, we may be confused. Tomorrow, if we want to be at Liverpool's level, we have to be very, very rigorous and focused on everything we have to do."

On facing Liverpool

"I have a lot of respect for them. They may have had moments where they didn't get good results, but Slott showed his quality and experience as a team. Tactically, I thought it was amazing. Their impact has been fantastic and they have won the Premier League. They have the same coach and better players this year but they are adjusting and building the team up and they will take time to adapt and become strong with the players they have but my respect is huge and I know it will be very difficult to get points there tomorrow. We have to be the best we can be tactically, be the best we can be individually, and stay focused on everything we have in our program over the past few games. It will be very, very difficult to stop them tomorrow. They have some injuries as well as we do. I am excited and motivated and even more so with the difficulties they are going to have."