Aston Villa have appointed former Arsenal boss Unai Emery as the club's new head coach.The 50-year-old Spaniard succeeds Steven Gerrard, who was sacked following Villa's 3-0 Premier League defeat against Fulham last week.Villa said that Emery, who will join them from Villarreal, will take over from 1 November after work permit formalities are completed.More to followListen to the RTÉ Soccer podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.We need your consent to load this YouTube contentWe use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity.
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