Since that win though only Man City (85), Liverpool (84) and Arsenal (81) have picked up more home points than Villa with 74. To date, only European Cup-winning manager Tony Barton (70%, won 37/53) has a better home win percentage than Emery (66%, won 23/35).

Aston Villa vs. Manchester United in the Premier League this Sunday is a massive game for a variety of reasons. The hosts come into it off of the high of beating Bayern Munich in

Speaking of shut-outs, Harry Kane and co had no answer to Aston Villa's defensive might in Wednesday's repeat of the 1982 European Cup final - which Villa won 1-0 - and Unai Emery's current iteration of the former continental champions made Bavarian lightning strike twice.