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Aston Villa manager Unai Emery looks on from the dugout during the Champions League last 16 first leg match against Club Brugge at Jan Breydel Stadium in Bruges, Belgium on 4 March, 2025

‘Real Madrid are tough to turn down, but why would Unai Emery leave Aston Villa? He’s more powerful than the sporting director and chief executive – he might not get that elsewhere’ Ex-Villa star explains why even the Bernabeu may not tempt boss away

By Chris Flanagan Published

Former favourite insists that there's no reason for Emery to leave Villa Park any time soon, despite links

Marco Asensio celebrates with a raised fist after scoring the first goal for Aston Villa during the UEFA Champions League last 16 second leg match against Club Brugge at Villa Park in Birmingham, England on 12 March, 2025.

The pick of the stats as Aston Villa face PSG in massive Champions League quarter-final clash

By Tom Hancock Published

It's an Unai Emery and Marco Asensio derby as Villa travel to take on the newly crowned French champions on Wednesday

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Carlo Ancelotti and Sir Alex Ferguson share a joke during the David Beckham Match for Children in aid of UNICEF at Old Trafford in November 2015.

Managers who won European trophies at two clubs

By Ben Hayward Published

Multi winners Winning a European trophy makes a manager pretty special. Doing it at two different clubs is elite. Here, a look at some who achieved it in the men's game...

Multi winners

‘Arteta, Alonso, Emery, me… none of us were physical players – we needed the understanding of the game. That probably helped us move into management’: Premier League boss reveals reasons for natural career progression

By Ryan Dabbs Published

Premier League management isn't easy - but there's perhaps a reason why so many are coming from the Basque Country

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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - AUGUST 24: Unai Emery of Aston Villa in action during the Premier League match between Aston Villa FC and Arsenal FC at Villa Park on August 24, 2024 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Neville Williams/Aston Villa FC via Getty Images)

Unai Emery has turned Aston Villa from squad of personalities into a team with personality

By Steven Chicken Published

It's not long ago that Aston Villa felt like a decent team with a few star individuals, but in Unai Emery's two years in charge, he has turned them into a real collective

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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - AUGUST 24: Unai Emery of Aston Villa in action during the Premier League match between Aston Villa FC and Arsenal FC at Villa Park on August 24, 2024 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Neville Williams/Aston Villa FC via Getty Images)

'He is a genius - everyone knows to a T what we are going to do and what we need to do. And when we do it, we pull up performances like that': Aston Villa star highlights key influence of Unai Emery

By Arthur Renard Published

Aston Villa have been transformed under Unai Emery - and of the side's key players has been speaking glowingly about the Spaniard

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Best managers in the world

Ranked! The 50 best managers in the world right now

By Mark White Published

The best managers in the world, from club to country, big clubs to small, and everyone in between

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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 31: <<enter caption here>> during the Premier League match between Leicester City FC and Aston Villa FC at The King Power Stadium on August 31, 2024 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Aston Villa squad for 2024/25: Unai Emery's full team for the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup

By Mat Kendrick Last updated

The Aston Villa squad for 2024/25 will be dreaming of an even more successful season than last time out

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Arsenal manager Unai Emery gives instructions from the touchline while head coach of Arsenal

Was Unai Emery badly treated at Arsenal? The complete timeline of his tenure

By Mark White Published

Arsenal hired Unai Emery to replace Arsene Wenger - but his time in charge was wildly unpopular with Gooners

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Incoming Liverpool manager Arne Slot of Feyenoord Rotterdam looks on prior to the Dutch Eredivisie match between Feyenoord and Go Ahead Eagles at Feyenoord Stadium on May 14, 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Liverpool ‘prepare’ bid for England international as Arne Slot looks to upgrade Darwnin Nunez: report

By Jacque Talbot Published

Liverpool are in the market for a replacement for under-firing Darwin Nunez and Arne Slot has already identified a player who would be an ideal suitor

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