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Unai Emery has won the Europa League 4 times successful his careerVillarreal's erstwhile Arsenal manager Unai Emery has emerged arsenic Aston Villa's premier people to win the sacked Steven Gerrard.
Villa went connected to bushed Brentford 4-0 connected Sunday nether caretaker Aaron Danks.
Emery, 50, is retired of declaration astatine the Spanish nine adjacent summertime and has not yet signed a caller woody with the La Liga outfit.
The ex-Arsenal brag joined Villarreal successful 2020, having been dismissed by the Gunners successful 2019.
As the successor to Arsene Wenger, Emery spent 18 months astatine the Emirates but was sacked aft failing to triumph successful 7 games, their worst tally astatine the clip since February 1992.
During his stint successful northbound London helium led the Gunners to the last of the Europa League, losing to Chelsea successful 2019.
Two years aboriginal helium lifted the trophy with Villarreal and guided the broadside to past year's Champions League semi-finals, wherever they were defeated 3-2 by Liverpool connected aggregate.
The Spanish broadside presently beryllium seventh successful the league.
In 3 years astatine Sevilla from 2013-16 helium claimed 3 successive Europa League titles and past took implicit astatine Paris St-Germain, wherever helium won Ligue 1 and 2 French Cups.
Emery was approached by Newcastle past twelvemonth pursuing the departure of Steve Bruce but turned down the position.
Villa person besides held talks with representatives of Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorin.
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