EPL: Aston Villa vs Arsenal – A battle to Basque in (A preview)

Pep Guardiola of Manchester City is without a doubt the best manager in the world.

That easily qualifies him as the best coach in the English Premier League.

With his recent changes in structure and formations, the Spaniard has not only affected forthcoming tacticians, but he is also considered as a genius by opponents.

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Mikel Arteta and Unai Emery, both Basque, are among his countrymen.

While Arteta has only won the FA Cup and two Community Shields, Emery’s record is outstanding.

Emery won three consecutive UEFA Europa League titles with Sevilla, and he added further wins during his two years in France with Paris Saint-Germain.

It was enough for Arsenal to appoint him as Arsene Wenger’s successor in 2018. Things didn’t go well for him at the Emirates and he was sacked in November 2019.

His successor? Arteta.

Arteta has breathed new life into Arsenal as a football club and they have steadily fought their way back into reckoning.

Last year, they led for 248 days at the top of the Premier League, before Manchester City did what Manchester City do at the business end of the season.

Ahead of Villa vs Arsenal this Saturday, both Emery and Arteta have begun the campaign in fine start.

Villa’s 1-0 win over City in midweek was not just epic, it was their 14th successive victory at home. They also overtook the champions and now sit in third place.

The Gunners occupy the top spot and are the last team to win at Villa Park.

This will be one of those games you want to sit through the entire 90-plus minutes. It will be a clash of two in-form teams, a tactical battle of the best Spaniards and a fight to be accepted as genuine title contenders.

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