Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has admitted he was surprised that the Reds. Manchester United and Chelsea did not choose Aston Villa manager Unai Emery to take charge.

Carragher , who is now a pundit, told Metro : “It’s because of Unai Emery that Villa has become the outstanding team. It is now and one of the things that surprised me the most in the summer was that there were two or three top clubs looking for a new coach. And they didn’t look at Emery.”

When Emery took over from Steven Gerrard in October 2022. The Birmingham-based side were 16th in the table and staring down the barrel.

But Emery revived the club to finish seventh and qualify for the Europa Conference League. Before going on to bring elite European football back to Villa Park for the first time since 1982 a year later.

“He would be able to manage a team like Liverpool, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich or Chelsea, while Manchester United would have to consider his potential when deciding whether to keep Erik ten Hag.”

“In terms of his experience and history, Emery is second only to Pep Guardiola as the most successful and accomplished coach in the current Premier League สมัคร ufabet era.”

 For Emery, 52, who took charge of Villa in 2022, he has played 85 games in all competitions, winning 45, drawing 15 and losing 25.