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How Unai Emery exacted sweet revenge on former employers Arsenal and took Aston Villa to a top-3 spot in Premier League

After the final whistle that sent Villa Park into raptures, Unai Emery didn’t linger too long on the ground to soak in the 1-0 victory over Arsenal, his old employers. A faint but content smile spread over his face, he rushed past a cavalcade of handshakes to the tunnel, where he was spotted hugging former Arsenal wards before vanishing into the bowels of the stadium.If there was a lurking sense of revenge, the Spaniard did creditably to conceal the feeling. He later denied that his past with Arsenal had any bearing on how “special he felt about the night”, even though John McGinn, the captain and scorer of the winning goal, had said that “today was a little bit of revenge (for Emery).” Whether the win over Arsenal gave him extra joy or not, it certainly marked another giant stride towa...
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Aston Villa boss Unai emery rebukes keeper Emiliano Martinez for leaving goal empty

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery chided his World Cup winner Emiliano Martinez for allowing Arsenal an easy fourth goal in their Premier League game on Saturday after the Argentina goalkeeper left his net to help seek a last-ditch equaliser. Emery saw his side give away the lead twice at Villa Park for the score to stand at 2-2 in added time after 90 minutes. Then, in an extraordinary finale, first Martinez scored an unfortunate own goal after the ball bounced off his head via the crossbar from a Jorginho shot – drawing joyful mockery from fans of Arsenal, his former club. Then he joined team mates up front in the dying seconds, leaving his goal open for Arsenal to break and bag their fourth from Gabriel Martinelli into an empty net for a 4-2 win. “I’ve never told my goalkeeper to go to s...