“Manager of the season” – Collymore lauds Unai Emery for doing “an almost impossible job”

An impressive performance in Lille saw Aston Villa emerge victorious after a penalty shoot-out in their Europa Conference League quarter-final, and gave even more credence to Stan Collymore’s opinion that Unai Emery should be awarded the manager of the season gong.

Coming so soon after the Villains deservedly toppled Emery’s old side Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, thus denting their Premier League title aspirations in the process, the win merely underscored just what an excellent operator the Midlands-based side have at the helm.