Villarreal midfielder Etienne Capoue admits he appreciates the management of Unai Emery.

Ahead of facing Manchester United in the Champions League tonight, Capoue spoke his relationship with the Villarreal coach.

He told the Athletic: "I did not know Unai when he was in England, even though the training grounds of Arsenal and Watford are side by side. He is an elite coach. He understands football and the players. He has very clear ideas. When you listen to him you realise that football is much easier when you have a coach like that.

"I feel like he has already done 50 per cent of the work before the game starts. We know for each game what we have to do and what we can expect. He's so well prepared. If we don't win, it's the players fault.

"Unai speaks to me in all languages! French, English and Spanish. It's all in his head when he looks at me, but I told him he was fine to speak to me in Spanish."