Unai Emery has selected his starting XI to face Marseille in Aston Villa’s seventh pre-season friendly of the summer. Villa earned their second win of the summer against AS Roma on Wednesday night, following a 2-1 victory at St. Louis in Missouri last week.

Aston Villa lost 3-1 to Marseille in their penultimate pre-season match at the Stade Velodrome on Saturday. John McGinn equalised for Villa after the hosts took the lead early on but former Arsenal striker Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang scored twice after the break to secure victory.

Unai Emery can breathe a sigh of relief with the arrival of striker Evan Guessand from Nice, who joins the Villans for an initial £26 million, which could rise to £30 million with add-ons ( BBC ).