Zion Suzuki importance made crystal clear as Unai Emery shares Aston Villa injury update at Coventry City

Zion Suzuki has cemented his place as one of the most important players at Aston Villa.

The Japan international has made a great start to life in B6 after his summer move.

Rave reviews have piled in from supporters as they like what they see.

It had looked as if he was going to get the night off as the Villans travelled to face Coventry City in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.

Villa secured a 3-1 win at the CBS Arena as goals from Tammy Abraham and Ross Barkley made the difference.

Things weren't totally plain sailing as Suzuki was forced into action at half-time, but why?

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It's fair to say that there were multiple first-half moments that were poor from the away side.

Barkley, Lamare Bogarde and Tyrone Mings all had moments to forget.

There wasn't too much for Marco Bizot to do in between the sticks as he could only stand and watch a Victor Torp free-kick fly in.

He did manage two saves in the opening 45, but his night came to an end after that.

The Dutchman was forced off at half-time after he was seen hobbling, with Unai Emery confirming his issue in a post-match interview.

He said: "Marco felt pain in his back. We decided to change him and hopefully it’s not a big injury."

That doesn't sound promising and forces home just how important Suzuki is for the B6 outfit.

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The 24-year-old has come in and instantly made the number one shirt his own.

He did so against Coventry as he maintained an 87 per cent pass accuracy while having two saves to make.

That was added to by three throw outs and four recoveries at the CBS.

Suzuki one again showed his quality having averaged 3.33 saves per 90 in the Premier League this season.

He has also put up two times acted as sweeper, one high claim, 26.67 successful passes and six long balls.

Now he's set to be the only senior keeper in the Villa squad, the new keeper's importance to Emery and the Villa squad has become crystal clear.