Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has urged Manchester United to consider hiring Aston Villa manager if the club eventually decides to sack Michael Carrick.
Carrick has struggled as United manager, and the club recently suffered a 3-0 home loss to Bournemouth in the English Premier League.
United sit at 16th position in the Premier League table and hover a single point above the relegation zone. This threatens Carrick's job, and Carragher has suggested Emery as a possible replacement.
"He is a manager I look at when I think about Manchester United," Carragher told Sky Sports. "People say behind the scenes at Aston Villa, he runs the whole club. Sir Alex Ferguson did that at Manchester United. It’s not just the United way, it’s the way in football generally.
"I think Emery is the best manager in the Premier League. But I’ve got this thing with him. Yes, his record in the Europa League is amazing, but surely somebody who is that successful wants to be known in the Champions League?"
Despite glittering success with Sevilla and Villarreal, Emery endured difficult spells at Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal. Carragher feels the 54-year-old still has a point to prove at an elite European powerhouse.
"He wants to win the Champions League. He’s not going to do that at Aston Villa," Carragher explained. "He’s had two experiences that haven’t gone particularly well for him, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal. And I just think surely he would want that opportunity to prove himself at an absolute giant of a football club. Sorry, Villa fans."
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