Villa have now lost three consecutive games in all competitions, matching their worst such run under Emery. They face Premier League and Champions League leaders Liverpool next at Anfield

"I really don't know what Mings was thinking," said Bruce-Ball on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "It was an utterly bizarre thing to do and in the end it lost them a game." "I don't know what he was thinking either!" Sutton added. "The referee has no choice in that situation because he scooped the ball up with his hand.

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet says the penalty given against Tyrone Mings in Aston Villa's Champions League defeat at Club Brugge was "very harsh". Mignolet, now playing for the Belgian champions, was at the other end of the pitch when Mings inexplicably picked the ball up after Emiliano Martinez had taken a quick goal-kick.