Aston Villa appoint former Villarreal and Arsenal boss Unai Emery as new head coach

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Aston Villa have appointed Unai Emery as their new head coach.

The former Arsenal manager takes over from Steven Gerrard at Villa Park and departs Spanish side Villarreal, who he guided to Champions League semi-finals last season and the Europa League title the previous year.

Emery, who has also managed Paris Saint-Germain and Sevilla, where he won three consecutive Europa League titles between 2013 and 2016, will take over from 1 November.

Villa were linked with former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino and former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel after sacking Gerrard just 11 games into the Premier League season.

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