Unai Emery will hope a return to the Europa League this week serves as the spark plug that ignites Aston Villa’s season, while Nottingham Forest embark on their first European campaign in 30 years.

Emery is the most successful manager in Europa League history, winning the title three times with Sevilla and once with Villarreal, but his Villa side have made a troubled start to the new campaign.

Villa are winless through their first five Premier League games and had failed to even score before Sunday’s 1-1 draw at 10-man Sunderland, which left Emery “frustrated and disappointed”.

“Our start, we’ve not been doing well,” admitted the Spaniard, who also took Arsenal to the Europa League final in 2019.

“There is still work to do; some players are adapting in the squad and our idea, and they

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