Unai Emery saluted Gary Shaw after Aston Villa got off to a flying start in the Champions League, dedicating their 3-0 victory over Swiss champions Young Boys to the late striker and insisting he wants his team to attempt to emulate the 1982 European Cup-winning side. After 41 years away, Villa eased to a win on their return to Europe’s most prestigious club competition.
The Villa manager paid tribute to Shaw, who died aged 63 on Monday after falling ill earlier this month. “Forty-two years [ago] they achieved by winning the Champions League and winning the trophy,” Emery said. “We want to dedicate this victory to Gary Shaw, his family and all of the Aston Villa family. I want to try to get in our way and follow what that [1982] team achieved.”
