Former Arsenal winger and club legend Robert Pires has told Stan Kroenke that Unai Emery should have been given more time as Gunners' manager. Since leaving Arsenal, Emery has taken Villarreal to new levels highlighted by their Champions League quarter-final first leg win over Bayern Munich last night.
The Spaniard has a history of being successful in Europe having won the Europa League three times with Sevilla before doing the same with the Yellow Submarine last season. Emery guided the Gunners to a fifth-place finish in the 2018/29 season - the highest position in four seasons - before being sacked and replaced by Mikel Arteta.
Pires, who played for both Arsenal and Villarreal, believes Emery deserved longer in the dugout at the Emirates as he proved his skills and capabilities.
