Aston Villa fans will hope it's the trophy-winning Sevilla version of Unai Emery they are getting rather than the figure of fun who replaced Arsene Wenger at Arsenal.
Having done away with Steven Gerrard following a dismal midweek display at Fulham, a cloud has been lifted and Emery is the man tasked with delivering sunshine.
As Emery starts his first week as manager at Villa Park following the dismissal of Gerrard, Sportsmail looks at the challenges he faces with the Midlands giant slumped in 16th – only a point clear of the relegation zone
FINDING HIS BEST TEAM AND SYSTEM
It's significant that after only 13 matches, goalkeeper Emi Martinez is the only player who has started every league game for Villa this season, and we don't know if he'll be available for Emery's first game against Manchester United because of concussion.