<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1MP5Hp_0vx2Cvh700" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1MP5Hp_0vx2Cvh700" width="664" height="373" ><figcaption>[Credit: Getty Images] </figcaption></figure> Are <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bnewsbreak.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bsport%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D" rel="nofollow"> Aston Villa </a> showing Manchester United how it is done by having a manager that is actively working to improve his side in all competitions? Unai Emery's tenure at Villa Park has seen them go from a bottom-half Premier League side to making club history in the Champions League this season, yet United under Erik ten Hag "look to be going backwards rather than forwards". <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast, former England goalkeeper David James said: "If I was a United fan then I think one of my biggest frustrations would be listening to the same lines from the manager after every game. It is always, 'we should be better, we are getting better, we will be better and it is all about trophies'. "They should be challenging for the Premier League and not just doing well in cup competitions. It is not good enough." Ex-Premier League midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker added: "Aston Villa are a great marker to show how much Manchester United have fallen. They are competing in the Champions League, had a historic win against Bayern Munich just a few days ago, and were not even going full throttle against United. Yet United struggled to create opportunities and beat them. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> "Villa have spent money but a lot of the players have just improved under Unai Emery. When you compare it to what United have spent, it looks like they are going backwards rather than forwards. "The success at Villa is an example of what happens when you have a manager with a style and structure in place, with football people around him who support him to make the right decisions." <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0jw109k?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bnewsbreak.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bsport%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D" rel="nofollow"> Listen to the full discussion on the Football Daily podcast </a></div></body>

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'Villa are a great marker to show how much Man Utd have fallen'

Are Aston Villa showing Manchester United how it is done by having a manager that is actively working to improve his side in all competitions? Unai Emery's tenure at Villa Park has seen them go from a bottom-half Premier League side to making club history in the Champions League this season, yet United under Erik ten Hag \"look to be going backwards rather than forwards\". Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast, former England goalkeeper David James said: \"If I was a United fan then I think one of my biggest frustrations would be listening to the same lines from the manager after every game. It is always, 'we should be better, we are getting better, we will be better and it is all about trophies'. \"They should be challenging for the Premier League and not just doing well in cup competitions. It is not good enough.\"

Are Aston Villa showing Manchester United how it is done by having a manager that is actively working to improve his side in all competitions? Unai Emery's tenure at Villa Park has seen them go from a bottom-half Premier League side to making club history in the Champions League this season, yet United under Erik ten Hag "look to be going backwards rather than forwards". Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast, former England goalkeeper David James said: "If I was a United fan then I think one of my biggest frustrations would be listening to the same lines from the manager after every game. It is always, 'we should be better, we are getting better, we will be better and it is all about trophies'. "They should be challenging for the Premier League and not just doing well in cup competitions. It is not good enough."

'Villa are a great marker to show how much Man Utd have fallen'

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