Arteta Ready To Match Wits With ‘Unbelievable’ Emery

Mikel Arteta will put his admiration for the “unbelievable” Unai Emery on hold this weekend as the Arsenal manager aims for a crucial win against Aston Villa.Arteta has been impressed by Emery’s impact on Villa since his return to the Premier League after a disappointing spell in charge of Arsenal.

Emery celebrated his 1,000th game in management with a 2-1 Europa Conference League quarter-final first-leg win over Lille on Thursday.“Unai’s had such a big impact at the club in terms of performances and consistency. It is unbelievable what he is doing in European competition and I’m impressed,” Arteta told reporters on Friday.

While Arteta respects the work done by his fellow Spaniard, he can’t afford to lay out the welcome mat when Villa visit north London on Sunday.Arsenal go into this weekend on top of the Premier League, but they could be in third place by kick-off against Villa. Arteta’s men needed a late equaliser from Leandro Trossard to keep the tie delicately balanced ahead of Wednesday’s second leg in Munich.Arteta admitted his players’ emotions were running high during Arsenal’s first Champions League quarter-final since 2010.“We were very dominant and ahead and in 15 minutes we were behind a top side and had to deal with that emotionally, which is really tough to do and I think the team did brilliantly to manage that situation.

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