Unai Emery remained defiant when asked about the possibility of being replaced by Jose Mourinho after seeing his Arsenal side let a lead slip for the fourth game in a row as they were pegged back by Vitoria.
An injury-time equaliser from Bruno Duarte sealed a 1-1 draw for Vitoria SC against Arsenal on Tuesday and stopped the Gunners from qualifying for the last 32 of the Europa League.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lauded unlikely man-of-the-match Brandon Williams for displaying the heart of a lion and inspiring Manchester United a much-needed win on the road against Partizan Belgrade.
Unai Emery hailed Nicolas Pepe’s match-winning impact as ‘perfect’ after Arsenal’s club-record signing came off the bench to score a brace of free-kicks and see off Vitoria.
Arsenal’s club-record signing Nicolas Pepe stepped off the bench to score two free-kicks and seal a Europa League comeback win over Vitoria and spare the blushes of under-fire head coach Unai Emery.
Manchester United ended their wretched 11-match winless run on the road as Anthony Martial’s spot-kick secured a hard-fought victory played out to a hostile backdrop at Partizan Belgrade.
Unai Emery has suggested his critics have short memories after launching an impassioned defence of his Arsenal tenure.
Paul Pogba and David De Gea were among the players missing as Manchester United trained on Wednesday morning ahead of their Europa League clash with Partizan Belgrade.
Manchester United players have discussed Uefa’s racism protocol ahead of the trip to Partizan Belgrade – but Harry Maguire is hopeful there will be no repeat of the ‘sickening’ abuse endured in Bulgaria.
Unai Emery insists Mesut Ozil is currently undeserving of a place in his Arsenal squad as the Gunners saw off Standard Liege in their Europa League clash on Thursday night.