Aston Villa were dumped out of the FA Cup at the semi-final stage by Crystal Palace and Unai Emery apologised to the club's fans afterwards.

"After the first goal, we pushed some corners. We had our moments but we have to accept defeat. We were motivated for the semi-final and we lost, but we keep going.

Villa's manager is a product of his background in the Basque country and fiercely proud of the place he grew up - and the feeling is mutual