Unai Emery has admitted he feels 'frustrated and disappointed' after Aston Villa were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against Sunderland on Sunday.
Villa received a boost early on when Reinildo was sent off after hitting out at Matty Cash in the 33rd minute of the match.
Emery's side then proceeded to score their first Premier League goal this season, with Cash breaking the deadlock in the 67th minute.
Sunderland, however, then proceeded to earn a point through Wilson Isidor - with the forward's goal sparking wild celebrations among the home fans.
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Emery, speaking after the showdown, has now opened up and admitted he was disappointed by his side's failure to secure victory.
"[I am] frustrated and disappointed a little bit, but not with the result," he said.
"It should have been easier to take advantage [against 10 players] but we were not playing with our identity, with the ideas we have been building in the last three years.
"With some new players we have to adapt with the players we have, and we know we want to control the game, to dominate but I am disappointed and frustrated more for how we were not achieving our identity.
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Reinildo was sent off during Sunderland's draw with Aston Villa on Sunday
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"There is still work to do with the point we achieved, it’s not enough, of course, after playing with one more player for 60 minutes, we should be happier, we have to work and be demanding, to get our consistency through our demands."
Emery, in the closing stages of the contest, stormed down the tunnel early.
Pressure is mounting on the Spaniard who, after working wonders in recent years, have struggled so far this term.
Villa sit 18th in the league table, having picked up just three points from their opening five matches.
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Matty Cash celebrates scoring Aston Villa's first Premier League goal of the season in their draw with Sunderland
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While it was a frustrating day for Emery, however, it was a positive one for Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris.
At the start of the campaign, many tipped the Black Cats to succumb to relegation.
But Sunderland have eight points and, at the current moment in time, look well-placed to stay up.
Le Bris, reacting to the draw, stated: "The value of this one is really important because we had different experiences today.
"We started really well 11 v 11, we were in our gameplan, well connected with the opportunities and were in a good place.
"Then the red card came - but the team reacted really well.
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Wilson Isidor struck to earn Sunderland a draw against Aston Villa
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"It was important to stay 0-0 and then at half-time we decided on a new game plan.
"They did really well with the deep block and it became a set-piece game. Then after we conceded we reacted well again. The way we want to play together, to react, to suffer, we knew this would be the case often."
Villa will now turn their attentions to the Europa League, with Emery's team due to host Bologna on Thursday (8pm).
As for Sunderland, they're next in action against Nottingham Forest on Saturday (5.30pm).