Unai Emery has revealed why he didn’t shake palms with any of the Arsenal teaching employees after Aston Villa’s 1-0 win.
The Villans edged previous the Gunners on Saturday night time to proceed their outstanding run and go third within the Premier League desk. It was made even sweeter for Villa boss Emery provided that he beforehand managed Arsenal, earlier than he was sacked only a year-and-a-half into his tenure.
His reverse quantity Mikel Arteta needed to watch from the stands attributable to a suspension as his Arsenal facet failed to understand a possibility to go prime of the desk. And there have been murmurings at full-time about why Emery didn’t shake palms with any of the Arsenal employees.
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But Emery defined his purpose behind ignoring the Arsenal bench by insisting there isn’t a animosity between the 2 sides. Having soaked up the celebrations with the followers as a substitute, he said he had truly shaken palms with a few of the Arsenal personnel within the tunnel however didn’t really feel the necessity to go over due to Arteta’s absence.
He stated in his post-match interview: “No, as a result of Arteta wasn’t on the bench. I gave my hand to the employees inside as a result of they have been there once I was there, however solely with the individuals I coached with and who labored with me.
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“There was nothing personal. It was because it wasn’t Arteta. I respect a lot Arsenal and Arteta. I respect a lot the workers there. I have nothing negative against them.”
Villa’s enormous victory over title hopefuls Arsenal comes simply days after they dominated three-time reigning Premier League champions Manchester City. Their beautiful dwelling kind has seen them steadily climb the desk, they usually now discover themselves simply two factors off leaders Liverpool.
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But goal-scorer John McGinn refused to entertain any speak of Villa pursuing the title simply but. The Scot stated: “I’m banning the T-word. It’s game week 16 so there’s a long way to go. We respect everyone around us who has been in this position for years. We’re newbies – if we can keep it up, we’ll see.”
Emery’s facet tackle Brentford subsequent Sunday in an away fixture. The busy festive interval sees them additionally face Sheffield United, Manchester United and Burnley earlier than the brand new yr.