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Emery says Villa 'not contenders' to win FA Cup

Manager Unai Emery says Aston Villa are "not a contender" to win the FA Cup this season.

Villa host Championship strugglers Cardiff City on Friday for a place in the quarter-finals.

Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea have already been knocked out and Villa beat Premier League rivals West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur in the previous two rounds.

But Emery said: "We are not a contender in the FA Cup to win the title, but to try to compete in the competition and have a way to a trophy - and Europe is very important, and prestigious.