Villarreal 2-0 Young Boys: Unai Emery leads side to victory amid Newcastle links
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Unai Emery had an 18-month spell in charge of Arsenal being being sacked in November 2019
Unai Emery led Villarreal to a Champions League win over Young Boys and then opted to reject the chance to become Newcastle United's new manager.
Emery had been the Magpies' number one target and it seemed Tuesday's match might be his final one in charge of The Yellow Submarine.
But he has decided to stay with the Spanish club, whose victory moved them level on points with Manchester United at the top of Group F.
They sit behind United in the table.
Emery's side, who won the Europa League in May after beating Manchester United on penalties, have won two of their four group games in the Champions League.
Etienne Capoue gave the hosts a first-half lead before Young Boys' Christian Fassnacht had a goal ruled out for offside by the video assistant referee.
Former Bournemouth winger Arnaut Danjuma made it 2-0 to Villarreal but the Spanish side remain in second place in the group following Cristiano Ronaldo's late equaliser against Atalanta in Italy.
Asked about a potential move to Newcastle, Emery said in his post-match news conference he had "received interest but not an offer".
And despite the 50-year-old being keen on the move, Spanish football expert Guillem Balague reports Emery has decided to stay with the La Liga club.