ARSENAL fans blasted ex-boss Unai Emery after his new club Aston Villa failed to stop Manchester City closing the title gap.
City’s 3-1 win left Pep Guardiola’s men just three points behind the table-topping Gunners and ended Emery’s scorching start as Villa chief.
And many Arsenal supporters compared Villa’s tame performance to displays from Emery’s under-achievers in his 18 months at the Emirates.
The 11th-placed Villans dropped points for the first time in the Spaniard’s four away games in charge.
That prompted one Gunners’ follower to say “Can you believe that?” and another claimed, “that’s why we got rid of him”.
A third argued: “Watching Villa under Emery is exactly same as Arsenal under Emery…. sloppy playing from the back, Emi Martinez, penalties against City.”
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A similar message was: “Aston Villa playing like peak Unai Emery Arsenal.”
A few fans even blamed Villa’s defeat on Emery’s lack of feelings for his old club.
One supporter posted: “Emery hates Arsenal… that’s the only explanation for this performance.”
And this tweet backed up that wild theory: “Unai Emery and (ex-Gunner Calum) Chambers seem like have grudge against Arsenal. The way the team is playing.”
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Mikel Arteta’s men host second-placed City, who have played one game more, on Wednesday.
But some fans seem almost as nervous about Arsenal visiting Villa next Saturday.
Such pessimism included: “Unai Emery losing to City but you just know he’ll beat Arsenal ffs.”
The Spaniard himself said of the Etihad loss: “We made some unusual mistakes.
“But at the end of the first half we kept our position on the pitch, trying to score one goal and not concede many chances and we did it.
“But really now it is finished and we think about the next match at home vs Arsenal on Saturday.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
