Unai Emery says he thinks Arsenal are favourites to lift the Premier League title this season – and believes his Aston Villa side’s trip to the Emirates will be their toughest test.Villa travel

Unai Emery insists that his Aston Villa side are not Premier League title contenders despite their record-equalling run of 11 straight wins. Villa came from behind to secure a 2-1 win at Chelsea on Saturday night to keep on the coattails of Premier League leaders Arsenal.

Here, we will ask if Unai Emery is the best manager in the Premier League right now, whether Rayan Cherki is emerging as the signing of the season so far, and raise the alarm about the gap between the bottom three — we’re looking at you, West Ham, in particular — and the rest.

Unai Emery says he wants Aston Villa to win lots of games in a row after his side beat Nottingham Forest 3-1.Ollie Watkins scored and John McGinn bagged a brace to return the Villans to winning

Without some of their best players as Declan Rice missed out with a knee injury, Arsenal were able to go five points clear atop the Premier League after defeating Aston Villa 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium with a four-minute double from Gabriel and Martin Zubimendi.

Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery has labelled former club Arsenal as Premier League title “favourites” ahead of Tuesday’s crunch clash between the two teams. The Spaniard has taken the opportunity to add plenty of extra spice to a mouth-watering fixture which will see Mikel Arteta’s leaders play host to the high-flying Villans at the Emirates Stadium.

Emery was asked about the game and the title race on Tuesday night, and his answer was exactly what Arsenal fans knew he would say.