Unai Emery is one of the best managers in the Premier League, according to Aston Villa defender Pau Torres.
The Spanish centre-back was brought to the Premier League by Emery last season, and in their first season together at Villa Park, helped the club reach the Champions League for the first time.
That upward turn has continued this campaign, and speaking to Betano, Torres has claimed that Emery should be considered one of the Premier League's elite managers.
He said: “There is no doubt Unai Emery is one of, if not, the best manager in the Premier League. Who else has four Europa League titles? His record in European competition speaks for itself.
"I think this shows the true quality of him as a manager. His preparation ahead of the game is so good to inform us exactly what to do and what the opponent will do. We will always be confident of beating any team with him in the dugout."
Villa came from behind to beat Wolves 3-1 on Saturday, and are just a point off leaders Manchester City at the top of the table. When asked about how far the club can go this season, Torres believes they can better their fourth-place finish from last year.
"As a team, we are prepared to better last season’s finish of fourth,” Torres added.
"We have the talent in the squad to do so and improve even further.
"We are working so hard, and we have Champions League football to manage also now, so we need to keep a good balance to do well in each competition. We all know what we are capable of and we really feel we can go further this season.
Villa are in Carabao Cup action this week as they travel to League One Wycombe Wanderers on Tuesday night.
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