Unai Emery joined Aston Villa in 2022
Aston Villa and Newcastle United supporters chanted together at Villa Park on the opening weekend of the season. They wanted to make their shared feelings known about the Premier League's financial restrictions.
Those supporters, more than any other in the division, feel they have been the victims of the competition's profit and sustainability rules, which they claim protect the 'big six' - Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool.
The coarse language deployed left no doubt about their views, and Villa's away fans aired their frustrations again as the team's shaky start to the season continued with a 1-0 defeat by Brentford on Saturday.
With £30m Ivory Coast forward Evann Guessand as Villa's sole major first-team addition this summer, there is no doubt that Unai Emery's side have been hamstrung by the financial rules.
