Unai Emery will steer the ship at Aston Villa from November.
Take the reins of one of the favorite sons of English football, Steven Gerrard.
The Spaniard’s first (and second) challenge will be to get past a recently bounced-back Manchester United side.
The Red Devils outclassed Spurs with a 2-0 win, showing grit and resilience to salvage a point against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Aston Villa announced Emery as Gerrard’s replacement four days after sacking the Liverpool legend.
Gerrard was sacked after Fulham handed them a humiliating 3-0 loss.
There is hardly any light between the Villans and the relegation zone, with just 3 points between them and 17th place Leeds United.
New boss Emery will hope history doesn’t repeat itself as he only managed two wins against United (via The Daily Star).
Emery recorded just one win during his time at Arsenal, despite playing United 4 times.
His only other win over them came by way of a penalty shootout in the 2021 Europa League final. The shootout ended 11-10.
The two wins mean that Unai Emery has a total of two wins in nine games against the red team from Manchester.
A lot has changed since the new Aston Villa manager met the Red Devils. He faces Erik ten Hag’s United at Villa Park in the Premier League on November 6.
Four days later, the two teams will meet again in the Carabao Cup at Old Trafford.
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