Unai Emery praised the “fantastic” atmosphere inside Villa Park as Aston Villa beat Manchester City.
Support for the home side rained down from all four stands from kick-off until the final whistle, roaring their side onto a 1-0 win.
And Emery recognised the supporters as he savoured the victory post-match.
He said: “Hopefully we’ll have more matches like tonight and we can face more challenges being successful in the Premier League and Europe.
“Tonight was fantastic and each match is a target we are facing. Tonight with our supporters here in Villa Park it was a great atmosphere.
“We enjoyed it a lot and transmitted our energy to them and they transmitted their energy to us. The atmosphere was fantastic.”
Three points against the reigning champions moved Villa up to third in the table, four points below league leaders Arsenal.
The Gunners are the next side to visit Villa Park, and Emery is excited to prepare for another home game on Saturday.
“We are looking at the table and we are happy to be there,” he said.
“We are not contenders. In 38 matches we have to try to take the challenge to be consistent like we are.
“We can feel we are there and we have to believe we are there, but we have to keep the balance. We have another amazing challenge on Saturday here with our supporters at Villa Park against Arsenal.
“We have to enjoy it, prepare the match as professionals being responsible with our work and then focus on the demands we are going to face.”
