Dean Smith insists there is an "awful" lot more to come from Aston Villa.
The Midlands outfit has suffered defeats to Chelsea and Tottenham in between a priceless win over Manchester United at Old Trafford.
And Smith feels there is plenty more room for improvement from his players.
The Villa boss said: "We've had an indifferent start. I've been really pleased with the last four games, winning two and losing two but our performances against Chelsea and Tottenham probably deserved more.
"There hasn't been too much between ourselves, Chelsea and Tottenham. We all still feel there's an awful lot to come from us. We're not firing on all cylinders yet."
On the Spurs loss, Smith said: "It feels like it got away from us. It is a disappointment. I didn't think there was too much between the teams.
"We were brave going one v one against Son (Heung-Min) and felt we could handle that. But he twisted Kortney (Hause) and put a ball in the box and they got on the end of it.
"We huffed and puffed after that but there wasn't much in the game. We had some good moments in the penalty box without them turning into really good chances. It just wasn't to be today."
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