Unai Emery aware of Manchester United 'difficulties' ahead of Europa League final

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Kate Middleton has “flipped the switch” with outfit choices that signal a “much more ambitious new chapter” in her life, according to royal experts.She donned Roland Mouret trousers during a visit to Denmark this week - a stark difference to her normal choice of a dress or frock.The Duchess of Cambridge’s decision to rock the bottoms, which cost almost £1,000, has been hailed as “ground-breaking” because it shows a switch to professional chic.Daniela Elser wrote in news.au: “Kate is getting down to business and her wardrobe clearly is too.“This is about signalling a much more interesting shift and the advent of the much more ambitious new chapter in her royal good works.”The comments come after royal officials announced Kate and Prince William will jet off on a royal tour next month.They will travel to Belize, Jamaica, and The Bahamas to explore the country’s biodiversity – and Buckingham Palace says the royal pair wants to meet as many people as possible.Elser pointed out that Kate’s decision to opt for more professional outfit choices could be to do with her legacy.She added: “Through 10 years of learning and mastering the royal ropes, through 25 international trips, three pregnancies and two house moves, she has relied pretty much exclusively on dresses.Stay up to date with all the latest Royal news from the Daily Star by signing up for one of our free newsletters here.“While occasionally in the past she would pepper skinny jeans or a fetching pair of culottes into her fashion mix, they were very much the exception to the rule.

Mikel Arteta can see the growing gulf between Arsenal and the top of English football is nearing the point of no return.Which is why he insists this summer’s transfer window is absolutely key if the crisis-torn Gunners are to stand any chance of clinging onto the coat-tails of Manchester City and Co.Arteta did not mince his words as he called on the board to spend big to ensure the elite do not become completely out of his side’s reach.Going into the weekend, the Gunners were a staggering 31 points behind Pep Guardilola’s champions-elect.To further emphasise just how bad that scenario is - there were only 22 points between the North Londoners and the drop zone.And after crashing out of the Europa League to Unai Emery’s Villarreal on

Arsenal, despite the Gunners falling short in the Europa League to Villarreal on Thursday evening. News broke last month - following the announcement of the European Super League - that Spotify's co-founder, Ek, alongside a consortium, was interested in taking over the North London side.

Unai Emery admits he knew Villarreal would need to "suffer" to dump former club Arsenal out of the Europa League.The Spanish club will face Manchester United in this month's final after edging a 2-1 aggregate win over Mikel Arteta's side, who were unable to overturn the deficit in a feeble 0-0 draw at the Emirates on Thursday night.It proved a close affair right until the final whistle, with Villarreal clinging onto their advantage in the dying minutes.And Emery, who was sacked by Arsenal in November 2019, said after the stalemate: "I knew the final was in Gdansk but I didn't want to hear about it."We had a very good qualifying phase and we had to beat a favourite to get to the final, and we had a very serious tie against Arsenal.

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Manchester United may have preferred to face Arsenal and not Villarreal in the Europa League final. The Red Devils booked their place in Gdansk later this month with a mammoth 8-5 aggregate win over AS Roma.United lost 3-2 in Rome on Thursday but the damage had already been done at Old Trafford, where the Red Devils won 6-2.In the other semi-final, Unai Emery got one over on his old club Arsenal to make it through to his fifth Europa League final.

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Kieran Tierney appointed captain as he was one of the few to emerge with credit from their Europa League semi-final. The Scotland international was named on the bench by manager Mikel Arteta after recovering from a knee injury.

Arsenal crashed out of the Europa League at the hands of Unai Emery’s Villarreal on Thursday evening as they failed to secure a final against Manchester United.The Gunners look set to miss out on European qualification next season with their current Premier League position of ninth summing up their torrid domestic season.Mikel Arteta said before the game that he didn’t want to consider what might happen should they fail to win, but his nightmare became a reality with his side failing to score.That disappointment came after their 2-1 defeat in their first leg meeting, with Nicolas Pepe grabbing an away goal following strikes from Manu Trigueros and Raul Albiol.

Arsenal missed out on a Europa League final date with Manchester United after crashing out at the semi-final stage against Villarreal.The Gunners couldn’t find the one goal they needed to overturn a 2-1 first leg deficit as the sides played out a drab 0-0 draw at the Emirates.Mikel Arteta’s side came close to finding the breakthrough on several occasions, with Pierre Emerick-Aubmeyang hitting the post in the first-half.But in the end Unai Emery got one over on his old club to leave Arsenal facing the prospect of no European football next season for the first time since 1996.Daily Star Sport have highlighted two things Arteta got right and two things he got wrong on a disappointing night in north London.Kieran Tierney was one of Arsenal's

UEFA has confirmed plans to allow up to 9,500 fans attend this season’s Europa League final in Gdansk, Poland, which may yet stage an all-English encounter between familiar foes.Manchester United are on the verge of their second appearance in the competition’s climax after beating AS Roma 6-2 in the first leg of their semi-final.Arsenal’s future is less certain after they succumbed 2-1 away to Unai Emery’s Villarreal in their opening segment, where both teams finished with 10 men on the field.European football’s governing body announced each finalist will receive 2,000 tickets, while 2,000 will be sold to the general public.

Former Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla has backed current boss Mikel Arteta as "the right man to take the club forward".

Dani Ceballos’ sending off against Villarreal on Thursday brought up an uncomfortable milestone for Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta.

Unai Emery has defended Mikel Arteta after the Arsenal boss came under fire for not fielding a natural striker against Villarreal.

Arsenal for 16 months - after taking over in December 2019 - however, he has, reportedly, been very quick in implementing his methods.A source told The Athletic: "He’ll study what you’re doing, walk over and say very plainly, ‘No! No! Stop!' There’s no f****** around.”The report goes onto state that the pair took on different approaches to discipline: Emery was 'less confrontational than his countryman, and 'would let things slide.'"If Mikel had come in straight after Arsene [Wenger] and tried to apply these kinds of hard and fast rules, it would never have worked,” The Athletic's source claimed.Arteta has secured an FA Cup and Community Shield victory over the past 12 months - two more trophies than Emery achieved at Arsenal, whose

Former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner once claimed he predicted Mikel Arteta was always destined for a career in management — and now he has the proof to back up his prophecy.

Former Arsenal and Villarreal star Robert Pires believes Unai Emery's impressive Europa League record means the La Liga side have a slight "advantage" going into their semi-final clash.

Arsenal legend Lauren has warned the club must win the Europa League to take the first steps back to former glories.