Villarreal manager Unai Emery has hailed a number of his former Arsenal players (Picture: Getty)Villarreal boss Unai Emery has praised a number of his former Arsenal players and his replacement at the Emirates, Mikel Arteta, ahead of this week’s Europa League semi-final. Spanish side Villarreal face Premier League club Arsenal for a place in the Europa League final, with Manchester United meeting Roma in the other semi-final tie. Emery, who won this competition three times with Sevilla, spent 18 months at Arsenal before being sacked in November 2019 and replaced by Arteta. We experienced great moments together on the pitch, like reaching and preparing for the [Europa League] final against Chelsea. I did that proudly when I was at Arsenal, now I’ll do that at Villarreal.

Source: Metro April 26, 2021 08:17 UTC