Harvey Elliott has struggled for game time since joining Aston Villa on loan from Liverpool in the summer. But the attacker knows exactly what has to happen for him to remain at Villa Park beyond the end of the campaign.

Elliott racked up 149 appearances for the Reds after joining the club from Fulham in 2019. The 22-year-old featured 34 times in the Premier League during Jurgen Klopp’s final season at Anfield but fell out of favour under Arne Slot as Liverpool romped to the title last term. And he was shipped off to the west Midlands on transfer deadline day in the summer.

Elliott has started just two matches for Villa, with the first of those coming against Brentford in the Carabao Cup in mid-September and the second of those coming in a Premier League clash with Fulham two weeks later.

But the talented ace was hooked at half-time against the Cottagers and hasn’t played in the Premier League since.

He remained on the bench against Burnley and Tottenham and was left out of Villa’s matchday squad altogether when Manchester...