Unai Emery has been appointed the new manager of Arsenal.
The 46-year-old may not be well known in north London, but he is popular across Europe having won the UEFA Europa League in three successive seasons with Sevilla. Here are few things to know about the Spaniard.
Background
An unexceptional midfielder whose career was ended by a knee injury, Emery steered Lorca into the Spanish second division for the first time in 2006, and then took Almería into the top flight in 2007.
He made his continental debut as Valencia coach from 2008-12, and also had an ill-fated spell in Russia before taking charge of Sevilla in January 2013.
The Basque led Sevilla to success in the 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 editions of the UEFA Europa League, then left for Paris where in two seasons he lifted two French Cups, two League Cups and this term’s Ligue 1 title.
He arrives in England having won at least one trophy a season since 2013/14.
How do his sides play?
Emery showed tactical flexibility during his Sevilla reign, regularly integrating new players into a team with a heavy turnover, often preferring a 4-2-3-1 but not averse to switching to 4-3-3 when required. At Paris, he used similar formations, the latter more prominent this past season with the dream trident of Neymar, Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappé.
He likes to push full-backs on – with the wide men drifting inside and helping out the midfield. He also got the best out of strikers Carlos Bacca and Kevin Gameiro, which will make happy reading for Arsenal fans, with Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubemayang primed to spearhead the attack.
