Nicolò Zaniolo was seen gesturing for silence towards the Aston Villa supporters during the match against West Ham on Sunday, while Unai Emery expressed his desire for the Italian player to have a more significant role in the latter part of the season.

Zaniolo quieted any doubters with a late goal, securing a 1-1 draw for Aston Villa against West Ham in London.

BirminghamLive confirms that Zaniolo signaled for silence towards the away fans behind the goal after scoring, but he also conveyed his sentiments in a post on Instagram following the match.

In an interview with the BBC after the game, Zaniolo remarked, “It was a very good match, in the first half, they were more aggressive, but we played well in the second half. Our team is very good. We competed well today and we have to fight. It will be very hard [the top four fight], but we are a very good team. We have a very good coach and we prepare very well.”

Nicolò Zaniolo

This season he played in total 20 times for 614 minutes for Premier League.

Nicolò Zaniolo scored 2 goals for Aston Villa. He procured no assists. He received 7 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 4th in Premier League. In the last match Aston Villa drew 1-1 against West Ham United.

Aston Villa performance and stats

Aston Villa is currently 4th in the Premier League with 56 points.

In the last 29 games, it has won 17 times, drawn 5 times, and lost 7 times. In its last match, Aston Villa drawn 1-1 against West Ham United.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 60 goals and conceding 42.​

Aston Villa will play the next match in Premier League against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday 30th of March in Birmingham.​