Unai Emery has been told that Aston Villa would not have achieved Champions League qualification without one key player. The 2023/24 season was a turning point for Aston Villa, who secured a ticket to the next campaign’s Champions League. Unai Emery ensured his side progressed from their seventh-place finish of 2022/23 to place behind only Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool in his first full year at the club. While it would be difficult to fault Villa’s season, doubts have now been shared over whether the Midlands side would have met such achievements without one key player. READ MORE: Ast…