Half-time substitute Ross Barkley thought he had clinched a hugely deserved win in the 76th minute to reward Villa’s dominance.

“We needed to focus in defence and be strong, like we usually are,” Villa manager Emery said.

“But they scored and we’re frustrated because we deserved to win.

“There’s still work to do because we’re trying to get a strong mentality, as well as being strong in our structure, and emotionally.

“Emotionally when you are 1-0 up in the last minute and you think the three points are very important… we didn’t control it.

“We have to learn, the players have to learn and we have to focus on that as part of our process.”