Jamie Carragher says Unai Emery must be Man Utd's top target for next manager

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Manchester United are yet to decide on their next permanent boss while Michael Carrick takes charge on an interim basis, and Jamie Carragher has told them to go for Aston Villa's Unai EmeryJamie Carragher believes that Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is the 'perfect' candidate to revive Manchester United. Emery, 54, is among those to have been linked, boasting vast experience in Premier League with both Villa and Arsenal.The Spaniard's success in European competitions - winning the Europa League four times with two different clubs - helps make him one of the continent's most respected coaches.

Emery, who's under contract at Villa Park until 2029, will come up against Carrick on Sunday and ahead of the clash, Carragher has tipped the former Villarreal and Sevilla boss for the United job."Unai Emery should be heading to Old Trafford this weekend as the front-runner to become the next Manchester United manager," Carragher wrote in his column for the Telegraph.FOLLOW OUR MAN UTD FB PAGE! That is good news for Aston Villa, but it must be frustrating for one of the best, and still most underrated, coaches in Europe."For Carragher, only Pep Guardiola ranks higher than Emery when it comes to managers working in the Premier League.

The Liverpool legend did, however, suggest that Emery would demand too much power at Old Trafford and wouldn't gel with the Red Devils' new-look hierarchy."Emery is one of the few symbols of a bygone era when managers wanted and assumed complete control of a club's football operations," Carragher added. "Once he was thriving at Villa, it was an easy decision for the hierarchy to allow Emery to proceed with minimal interference.Do you agree with Jamie Carragher?