Emiliano Martinez celebrations: Aston Villa boss Unai Emery to speak to goalkeeper

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Emiliano Martinez celebrates aft redeeming a punishment successful the World Cup final

Aston Villa brag Unai Emery plans to talk to goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez astir his celebrations pursuing Argentina's World Cup win.

Martinez has been criticised for immoderate of his actions aft Sunday's final, which included a rude motion with his Golden Glove award.

He besides mocked France striker Kylian Mbappe.

"When you person large emotion, sometimes it is hard to power it," said Emery.

"I volition talk to him adjacent week astir immoderate celebrations but I respect that helium is present nether the nationalist squad and erstwhile helium volition beryllium with us, helium is our work past we tin talk astir it.

"We are truthful arrogant of him. He won the World Cup with his nationalist squad and it's amazing."

Argentina bushed France 4-2 connected penalties successful Qatar aft a melodramatic last had ended 3-3.

In the dressing country aft the game, Martinez called for a minute's soundlessness for Mbappe, who had scored a hat-trick for France. He past engaged successful further mockery during Argentina's triumph parade successful Buenos Aires, by holding up a doll depicting the striker.

On Thursday, Noel Le Graet, the president of the French shot federation, told French quality outlet Ouest-France helium had written to his Argentine counterpart astir the team's "abnormal" celebrations.

Martinez's antics during the punishment shootout made headlines aft the final, with his mind games unsettling the France players - arsenic the goalkeeper saved from Kingsley Coman, and Aurelien Tchouameni missed.

He has yet to instrumentality to Villa and volition not beryllium disposable for his side's crippled against Liverpool connected 26 December arsenic the Premier League resumes aft the World Cup break.

"He's coming backmost adjacent week," Emery added.

"I privation him to remainder present due to the fact that aft large emotion and hard work, helium has to person immoderate days disconnected to remainder past he'll travel backmost to enactment with us."

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