Tony Adams makes sensational Unai Emery claim after Mikel Arteta 'mistakes' at Arsenal
Latest Aston Villa news from BirminghamLive as Tony Adams suggests Unai Emery could have led Arsenal to Premier League glory last season against Manchester City
Arsenal legend Tony Adams has sensationally suggested that Unai Emery could have got the Gunners over the line in the Premier League title race with Manchester City last season.
Arsenal were top of the table for a long time only for Mikel Arteta’s side to run out of steam towards the end of the campaign as Pep Guardiola’s men overtook them to become champions on their way to a Treble.
Arteta replaced Emery at the Emirates Stadium almost four years ago, with Aston Villa’s current boss only in charge of the Gunners for 18 months. And while Adams admits he loves Arteta, he feels his inexperience cost his old club when it came to the crunch last season.
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“I love him. I love his passion and enthusiasm. I’ve always said he’s a little bit inexperienced and perhaps needs to draw on someone in his staff who is a little more experienced,” Adams told talkSPORT. “I’m talking about going across the line last season.
“We all make mistakes and aren’t perfect. He perhaps didn’t rotate players early enough last season. People were running out of steam, like Bukayo Saka. I think he’s doing great.
“Last year, weirdly if Unai Emery was our manager then we could have perhaps won the league.
“I know he didn’t stick around and following Arsene Wenger was difficult, a bit like George Graham being followed by Bruce Rioch.
“I think he missed a few bits last season to get us over the line.”