Unai Emery is enjoying so much success as Aston Villa manager -- most recently with Wednesday's 1-0 win over Manchester City -- that some people are beginning to re-evaluate his previous spell in England at Arsenal, where he was given the difficult task of following Arsene Wenger.
Only Manchester City (83) and Arsenal (77) have taken more points than Villa's 75 in the calendar year of 2023. Some shrewd transfer business combined with a clear tactical plan and triggering an improvement in several existing players -- most obviously striker Ollie Watkins -- has catapulted Villa into the Champions League places ahead of the visit of Emery's former side to the Midlands on Saturday.
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