Aston Villa manager and ex-Arsenal boss Unai Emery is known for his fastidious eye for detail, and one player has now discussed how a simple gesture convinced him to play for the Spanish coach

Juventus boss Thiago Motta doesn't believe Unai Emery would settle for a point on Wednesday night after the Aston Villa manager claimed a draw would be a good result for his side. Motta played under Emery at Paris Saint-Germain between 2016 and 2018 and will face his former manager for the first time at Villa Park.

Juventus boss Thiago Motta accused Unai Emery of “bluffing” when he claimed Villa might be satisfied with a draw in Wednesday night’s Champions League showdown.

Amadou Onana has made 14 appearances for Aston Villa since arriving at the club from Everton in the summer. The Belgium international missed one game for the Villans due to injury and was left out of the squad for their EFL Cup defeat to Crystal Palace last month.

Aston Villa and Juventus Turin face each other in the Champions League this Wednesday evening (9 p.m.). Here is all

Villa already have a Spanish defender in Pau Torres at their disposal, while Ezri Konsa, Diego Carlos and Tyrone Mings are other central-defensive options.

Unai Emery spoke to the media at Bodymoor Heath on Tuesday afternoon ahead of Aston Villa's Champions League clash against Juventus this evening.

Unai Emery has challenged Aston Villa to end their dismal run by claiming another memorable Champions League scalp against "historic" Italian giants Juventus on Wednesday.

Juventus have travelled to Birmingham with only 14 outfield players but Aston Villa coach Unai Emery insists the Bianconeri are favourite in a Champions League meeting on Wednesday.Juventus will have