Unai Emery News

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Villa's 4-2 win over Celtic sent them into the last 16 of the Champions League but the day was clouded by uncertainty over the futures of the club's two forwards.

IAN LADYMAN AT VILLA PARK: Ollie Watkins will have had quieter days. A bid for his services made by Arsenal and rejected by his club Aston Villa may have just put him off his warm-up a little.

Aston Villa are still in the hunt for a Champions League return on two fronts, despite a dip in January that has dented their top-four chances.

The new format caused consternation among many when it was launched, but there have been few nights in recent history with as much jeopardy riding on them as tonight.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: A well-earned top-eight spot in the Champions League group phase is about much more for Aston Villa than a couple of quiet weeks in February.

SIMON JONES: Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has confirmed that the club are in talks over a move for a former Tottenham player that he has previously worked with.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT STADE LOUIS II: The Villa boss accused his side of lacking ruthlessness in front of goal and suggested not all his team had the mental strength required for elite football.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: In one of the world's casino capitals, Unai Emery made a losing bet to leave Aston Villa's Champions League fate hanging on next week's all-British clash with Celtic.

Re-live Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates from the Champions League clash between AS Monaco and Aston Villa at the Stade Louis II.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: The Colombian's glorious unpredictability makes him one of Europe's most watchable players. And off the pitch it is just as difficult to know what will happen next.

Jhon Duran has been hit with a £15,000 fine but escaped a longer ban for kicking a water bottle following his red card at Newcastle.

Celtic and Lens have made offers for Aston Villa striker Louie Barry but he looks likely to stay. Celtic are understood to have proposed £5m with a further £5m in add-ons plus a buy-back option.

ASTON VILLA 2-1 WEST HAM - TOM COLLOMOSSE AT VILLA PARK: Graham Potter must have felt like the unluckiest man in the Midlands as he watched nearly two years' work go up in smoke in five minutes.

Aston Villa left viewers of their FA Cup clash against West Ham confused when they were seen wearing an all-black kit.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: The centre back is out of favour at Paris Saint-Germain, who are desperate to move him on during the January window and are hoping to find a Premier League buyer.

SIMON JONES: Mail Sport reported on Monday how Jose Mourinho's side were hoping to finalise a £10million deal for the 31-year old centre back who has just 18 months left on contract.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Emery's side finished fourth in the Premier League last term to reach Europe's biggest club competition and are now on the verge of the knockout stages.

Aston Villa are in talks with Borussia Dortmund over a move for Netherlands striker Donyell Malen. Negotiations between the two clubs continue after Villa's opening £15m bid.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT VILLA PARK: Unai Emery has accused referees' chiefs of using VAR to protect officials' reputations rather than ensuring they make the right decisions. 

Aston Villa have rekindled interest in Borussia Dortmund forward Donyell Malen. The Netherlands international can play across the front line, predominantly on the right wing.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Villa began the last January transfer window joint-top of the Premier League and rode that fast start all the way to a place in the European Cup for the first time in over four decades.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Goals in either half from Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers ensured a ninth defeat in 12 games for City, who have won only once in this dire sequence.

Relive Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Aston Villa travel to Germany to take on RB Leipzig in Champions League action at the Red Bull Arena. 

TOM COLLOMOSSE: RB Leipzig coach Marco Rose is under pressure thanks to a dire Champions League campaign and stuttering domestic form but the plans that drive the club are unlikely to alter.

Aston Villa are currently a team in dire straits. Their 3-0 loss to Chelsea at the weekend was compounded by a toothless performance.

Recap Mail Sport's live blog for all the action from the two Premier League games of Chelsea vs Aston Villa and Tottenham vs Fulham including the live score, team news and updates.

It sums up Aston Villa's tumultuous summer window that there will be no trace of their most significant transfer deal when they meet Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery called Juventus one of the superpowers of world football ahead of their Champions League meeting on Wednesday.

AADAM PATEL AT VILLA PARK: Amid the torrential downpour, Unai Emery and Aston Villa's problems were deepening until Ross Barkley salvaged a point against Crystal Palace in a thrilling game.

Morgan Rogers has revealed how a comment from Unai Emery inspired him to be a success at Aston Villa.

Watkins has been one of the Premier League's most lethal strikers during Emery's tenure and was chosen ahead of Harry Kane for England's Nations League win in Greece this month.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Now comes his most difficult challenge since the early weeks after he replaced Steven Gerrard, when Villa were drifting in 15th.

JAMES SHARPE: Morgan Rogers can pinpoint the moment he knew he no longer wanted to be just another young player with bags of potential.

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk hilariously clashed with Aston Villa defender Pau Torres during a heated moment in Saturday's 2-0 win over Unai Emery's side at Anfield.

CLUB BRUGGE 1-0 ASTON VILLA - TOM COLLOMOSSE AT THE JAN BREYDEL STADIUM: Every player who has played in Champions League can remember his debut in the competition.

Aston Villa suffered a mini-wobble by losing to Crystal Palace and Tottenham in the space of four days and another slip-up in Belgium would be unwelcome, especially with a trip to Liverpool on the horizon.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Villa's perfect record in Europe so far affords them breathing space and three more points against Brugge would virtually guarantee them a spot in the knockout stages.

SAMI MOKBEL AT THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM: Ange Postecoglou deserves his drop of claret tonight. In contrast, Unai Emery will be blue all the way back to the Midlands.

Emotions were high among Aston Villa fans who saw their team suffer a shock 2-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace on Wednesday night.

ROSS HEPPENSTALL AT VILLA PARK: The Villa Park trophy cabinet has lain bare since 1996, when Brian Little's side beat Leeds to lift the League Cup, and this was a huge opportunity to progress.

HENRY CLARK AT VILLA PARK: Emery says he'll demand as much from himself as he does from his players in his quest to re-establish Aston Villa as a dominant force in the Premier League.

Emery was so disturbed by Villa's attitude in their draw with Ipswich on September 29 that he read the riot act to the players and left them in no doubt that he will not tolerate a repeat.

Aston Villa captain John McGinn insists that everyone at the club is excited apart from Unai Emery and hailed the Spaniard as one of 'our club's greatest managers'.

The Villans made it three wins from three games upon their return to Europe's premier competition, with their victory over the Italian outfit sending them top of the 36-club table.

AADAM PATEL AT VILLA PARK: Unai Emery 's side took all three points thanks to goals from John McGinn and Jhon Duran, which saw Villa move temporarily top of the new-format table.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Villa have two wins from two in their return to Europe's top club competition for the first time in 41 years, and will be favourites against Serie A club Bologna on Tuesday.

AADAM PATEL AT CRAVEN COTTAGE: Unai Emery walked into his post-match press conference and looked like a man whose side had got off to their best league start in 26 years.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Mings would not be human if he had not wondered, even if only for a short time, about whether he would ever play at the highest level again.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT VILLA PARK: Ezri Konsa faces a spell on the sidelines after the Aston Villa defender suffered an injury that is set to rule him out of England duty ahead of the international break.

IAN LADYMAN AT VILLA PARK: In a season of shuddering setbacks and personal humiliations, this will have felt like a little like a win for Erik ten Hag as Man United took a point away from Villa Park.

Gary Neville has claimed there is 'fear in Manchester United's boardroom' ahead of their clash against Aston Villa in what could be a make-or-break clash for Erik ten Hag as a decision looms on his future.

Re-live Mail Sport's live blog of the 2pm kickoffs between Aston Villa and Manchester United as well as Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Unai Emery (left) has urged Aston Villa to show no mercy against Manchester United with their beleaguered boss Erik ten Hag (inset) facing an uncertain future.

Chris Sutton and Ian Ladyman gave their verdicts as they questioned whether Jhon Duran's Champions League heroics for Aston Villa have earned him a start against Man United.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: In many areas of modern football, the manager's brief is narrowing by the year.Yet they have a different approach at Villa, and they are making it work.

Unai Emery's side secured a historic victory over the German side in their Champions League clash on Wednesday as Jhon Duran came off the bench to score the only goal of the game.

Emery had 78 games in charge of Arsenal before being sacked in November 2019 and is now in charge of Aston Villa.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Unai Emery revealed Manuel Neuer had fallen into Aston Villa's trap after they delivered a stunning win over Bayern Munich.

Duran scored his first-ever Champions league goal as he netted the winner for Villa against German giants Bayern Munich on Wednesday evening, securing a shock victory for Unai Emery's men.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT VILLA PARK: Duran scored once again after coming off the bench and his side had goalkeeper Martinez to thank as the held on for victory despite late pressure.

Bayern executives have kept a close eye on Emery and when they decided Thomas Tuchel was no longer their man, they gave more than a passing thought towards hiring Emery.

WILL PICKWORTH AT PORTMAN ROAD: Emery admitted he had no qualms about the result, but insisted his side must keep learning and developing.

JOE BERNSTEIN AT VILLA PARK: Unai Emery swore on TV when asked about Aston Villa's first half but it always helps to have quality options if Plan A doesn't work out.

JOE BERNSTEIN AT VILLA PARK: Supersub Jhon Duran completed a tremendous Aston Villa comeback after winless Wolves had threatened to give them a Champions League hangover.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT STADION WANKDORF: In the week Aston Villa lost a homegrown hero, it was fitting that another local boy should help them make a perfect start in the Champions League.

TOM COLLOMOSSE IN BERN: Shaw was there when Villa beat Bayern Munich in Rotterdam in 1982 to lift the European Cup, and there can be no greater motivation for the current generation.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT VILLA PARK: A thunderbolt from Jhon Duran secured a thrilling come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Everton at Villa Park.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Supporters face paying up to £97 for the club's home fixtures in the Champions League, prompting one fans' group to plan to hand out red cards before Saturday's game.

The Spaniard, who replaced Unai Emery in December 2019, has transformed the Gunners from also-rans into genuine Premier League title challenge across his five years in charge.

Aston Villa believe that they have a potentially world class forward among their ranks. Villa reportedly rejected 40 offers for the player during the summer transfer window.

DANNY MURPHY: How thrilled Paul would be of his lad stepping up from being in charge of the under-20s to replace Lee Carsley on an interim basis.

JACK GAUGHAN: Morgan Rogers insisted there was never a question of him representing England's Under 21s this week after Aston Villa manager Unai Emery's stinging criticism of the FA.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT VILLA PARK: So that is why Arsenal signed David Raya. Nothing beats a goalkeeper who can keep the ball out of the net when the opposition look certain to score.

ISAAN KHAN: Mail Sport revealed on Sunday that Sterling was 'seeking clarity' on his Chelsea future after being dropped from their matchday squad to face Man City.

Chelsea are currently speaking with several potential suitors as they plan to put proposals in front of Sterling, with Villa emerging as a possible exit route after they missed out on Joao Felix.

In the wake of a less-than impressive stint from Steven Gerrard , the former Arsenal , PSG, Sevilla and Villarreal boss was named the newest manager of the Premier League side.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Unai Emery's side performed superbly to qualify for the Champions League following a memorable campaign, and it has been a busy summer in the market.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: With Ollie Watkins still regaining fitness as he had an extended break after Euro 2024, Duran could be involved against the club he was desperate to join.

The recent acquisition is eager to make an instant impression at Villa Park, with many of Emery's coaching staff being from Spain.