
LEWIS STEELE: At the end of a turbulent transfer window, most observers were in agreement. Everton had the worst summer of any Premier League club and were a team in crisis.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery admits Alejandro Garnacho is yet to find his form but believes the Chelsea loanee is improving. The forward has played just 31 minutes this season after arriving from Stamford Bridge in the summer with Emery preferring academy graduate George Hemmings.
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Nottingham Forest at Villa Park (kick-off 15:00 BST). Alejandro Garnacho still "needs time" to settle in but is showing a "positive attitude". Emery said his priority is rebuilding the squad and adapting the new players by utilising the work he has done over the past three years at the club because, the "idea and plan is not changing".
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