Unai Emery

Aston Villa are close to appointing Villarreal's former Arsenal manager Unai Emery to succeed the sacked Steven Gerrard.

[everything you need to know](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57737378)to make sure you never miss a moment [Everything Villa - go straight to all the best content](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa) [All the latest Villa news, analysis and fan views in one place](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa) [You can now get Aston Villa news notifications in the BBC Sport app - find out more](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62099839) [Ruben Amorin.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63370422) [last-minute change of mind](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59152304). "He has also enjoyed notable success at Sevilla and at Paris St-Germain. [beating Manchester United](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57224112) in the final. [sacking after just 18 months as Arsenal manager](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50532493) in November 2019, after failing to win in seven games - the Gunners' worst run at the time since February 1992. [beat Brentford 4-0 on Sunday](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63274126) under caretaker Danks - just their third win in 12 Premier League games this season - which left them 14th, three points above the relegation zone. Emery's first task is to move Villa up the Premier League and he will return to England as a manager with something to prove following his sacking by Arsenal in 2019. [dismissed last week](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62775410) following a 3-0 Premier League defeat by Fulham. [Aston Villa](/sport/football/teams/aston-villa) Aston Villa's appointment of Unai Emery is sign of the club's ambition and determination to make a mark in Europe.