Emery ‘very happy’ with six points from ‘difficult’ August as Villa beat Leicester away

Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery says he is happy to finish August with six points on the board after a 2-1 win over Leicester City on Saturday.

Amadou Onana’s tap in at the back post and Jhon Duran’s header put in control before Facundo Buonanotte brought Leicester back into the contest.

Referee David Coote had awarded Leicester a penalty in stoppage time after Ezri Konsa brought down Jamie Vardy again but the linesman’s offside flag came to Villa’s rescue.

Emery highlighted August as a “difficult” month and is happy to have six points from a possible nine heading into the international break.

He said: “Very happy, we competed like we did in the first two matches.

“(August is) a difficult moment for every team because playing w…