Aston Villa star Ezri Konsa set for a spell on the sidelines leaving his England involvement in doubt... as Unai Emery faces a nervous wait over key defender's fitness

Ezri Konsa faces a spell on the sidelines after the Aston Villa defender suffered an injury that is set to rule him out of England duty. Villa boss Unai Emery does not know the extent of Konsa’s injury but as the club’s most consistent defender, any lengthy absence would put huge strain on Villa’s bid to compete in both the Premier League and Champions League. Ezri Konsa faces a spell on the sidelines after walking off injured against Manchester United The centre-back damaged a hamstring while challenging for the ball early in the game Konsa is consoled by Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez after going down on the pitch ‘Hopefully we will soon have Boubacar Kamara and Tyrone Mings available after long-term injuries and then we have Emiliano Buendia who is getting fitter.’ Villa delivered a strangely flat display after the high of their 1-0 win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League last Wednesday and did not threaten as much as usual. Villa boss Unai Emery does not yet know the extent of Konsa’s injury ahead of the international break 'We wanted to play with all our energy but maybe in the second half we needed to freshen things up – but we didn’t have the options because players like McGinn and Ramsey are injured.