Emery
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is thrilled to have steered his side into a Champions League quarter-final, but now wants even more as they face a daunting clash with Paris St Germain.
Forwards Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford are quickly adapting to Aston Villa's style and growing in confidence, manager Unai Emery said after they linked-up again to lead the club into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Cardiff City.
Rashford, who was signed by Villa on loan from United earlier this month, was a halftime substitute in Saturday's 2-1 victory over Chelsea on Saturday, assisting on both goals by fellow newcomer Marco Asensio.
Despite Aston Villa sealing a Champions League last-16 spot on Wednesday, coach Unai Emery faced questions on the futures of Jhon Duran and Ollie Watkins, with the Spaniard adamant he wants to keep one forward, while appearing resigned to losing another.
Emery, who completed two years at Villa this week and has seen the Birmingham side flourish in the Premier League and Champions League, said his tiring team just took their foot off the gas in the final minutes, but he could not be too cross.
Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran's late lob over Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to earn a 1-0 win in the Champions League was a pre-planned tactic, the English Premier League side's manager Unai Emery said.
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery said he is yet to decide on who will start up front in Saturday's game against Wolverhampton Wanderers, with Jhon Duran offering competition for established striker Ollie Watkins with his form in recent games.
Aston Villa's progress under former Arsenal manager Unai Emery has been incredible, his successor Mikel Arteta at the Gunners said on Friday ahead of their Premier League clash.
Emery's side have won 11 successive home league games and this season have scored 17 goals at Villa Park, conceding three.
Arsenal were held to a goalless draw by Villarreal on Thursday, with former boss Emery's current side advancing to a final against Manchester United
Villarreal have hired former Arsenal manager Unai Emery as their new coach after the La Liga club parted ways with fellow Spaniard Javi Calleja.
Arsenal lost 2-1 to German side, Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday night at Europa League in a half-empty stadium.
Emery told Elneny and his German teammate, Shkodran Mustafi, to search for a new challenge.
Unai Emery is faced with a defensive dilemma that could make or break Arsenal's hopes of a top-four finish to their Premier League campaign.
Arsenal defeated Watford 1-0 on Monday night thanks to a goal from their Gabonese striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Arsenal manager Unai Emery says he is relishing the difficult task of attempting to overturn a two-goal deficit in their Europa League last-16 second leg against Rennes on Thursday.
Arsenal manager Unai Emery believes the opportunity to inch close to within a point of Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League will be a "big motivation" for his players ahead of Saturday's north London derby.
The 19-year-old Frenchman was signed in July from Ligue 2 side Lorient and has quickly become a favourite of manager Unai Emery.
Arsenal can finish in the Premier League's top four but must pick up more points from away games by fixing their leaky defence and improving their mentality, manager Unai Emery said on Thursday.
New Arsenal midfielder Denis Suarez will give the team plenty of flexibility in attack, manager Unai Emery said after confirming the Spaniard had joined on loan from Barcelona on Thursday.
