Unai Emery says ‘he felt like he was dreaming’ during Aston Villa’s huge 3-1 win over Man United

Unai Emery has said he felt he was ‘dreaming’ after the ‘perfect’ start at Aston Villa, with a massive 3-1 win over Manchester United.

The Spaniard arrived at the club earlier this week and made his return to the Premier League after leaving Arsenal for Villareal in 2019.

And it was the dream start to life in the Midlands for the 51-year-old, with his side surpassing Man United with an early goal from Leon Bailey and a stunning free kick from Lucas Digne that left Erik ten Hag’s side stunned at the start of the match.

Unai Emery’ (pictured) said he felt he was ‘dreaming’ during his Villa Park debut on Saturday

Aston Villa defeated Man United in a massive 3-1 win over Villa Park in Emery .’s first game

Interestingly, while Emery never lost to United while in charge of the Emirates, the former Villarreal boss was overjoyed with the result.

“Maybe I was dreaming,” Emery said. ‘Today I am so happy. The atmosphere was great with the supporters.

“We have players with energy. We have players with good skills and we wanted to be united, to be disciplined and, along with our game plan, the players did it. It was a special day.’

Emery (pictured) returned to the Premier League this weekend after leaving Arsenal in 2019

His side went up two goals in the first half with Lucas Digne scoring an incredible free kick

Leon Bailey (pictured) got the first for the home side, beating David de Gea with a low effort

Despite conceding an own goal before half-time, which was arguably the only blemish for Emery in his perfect return to the English top, his team continued to attack, with Jacob Ramsey drilling the ball past David de Gea in the second half to take the lead. to close the ball. contest.

While there is much to celebrate for Emery tonight, the manager insisted he ‘must keep calm’, with Aston Villa still just three points from the relegation zone.

“My challenge here is to be consistent. Today was so important to win as we haven’t beat them here in a long time. The positive energy of the supporters is necessary for the players.

Tempers flared during the match when Cristiano Ronaldo and Tyrone Mings clashed

But Emery (pictured) urged calm on his players and on himself who have only ‘taken the first step’

“It was all perfect. I have passion and have to keep calm myself and I will say to the players on Tuesday: ‘We have only taken the first step’. We did it, but now we have to be consistent.’

The Birmingham club will travel to the Amex Stadium next Sunday, where they will face a limiting side from Brighton, who have risen to sixth place this weekend after a hard-fought 3-2 win against Wolves.

But Emery will no doubt be looking forward to the World Cup break that will follow, which will give him some time to take stock and figure out what needs to be done to propel the villains up the rankings.