Paul Scholes’ recent statement that Aston Villa manager Unai Emery “would walk” to Manchester United if offered the managing position has been rejected by Don Goodman.
While United was looking for a successor for Erik ten Hag, who has since been replaced by Ruben Amorim, Scholes made the remark on The Overlap [28 October].
But according to Goodman, if Emery had been contacted by United, there would have been no compelling reason for him to switch from Villa Park to Old Trafford.
“With my Manchester United hat on, I can see where Paul Scholes is coming from,” Goodman said to Villa News.
When he was playing, they were a powerful force in the Premier League, but they aren’t that anymore.
It would have been quite difficult for Manchester United to persuade Emery to abandon the Villa project, which he is still far from finishing.
Simply going out and getting him would have been easier than this. “Aston Villa is a very good Premier League team that is also participating in the Champions League, while Manchester United is now an average one.
Unai Emery would have needed to be sold by Manchester United in order to be lured away from
