Arsenal director Josh Kroenke admits Unai Emery’s sacking had been in the pipeline for “weeks”. Emery was relieved of his duties on Friday morning following a run of seven games without a win. The 48-year-old had lost the backing of Arsenal’s hierarchy after a number of supporters had already turned on the head coach. He was replaced by Freddie Ljungberg, who takes charge on a part-time basis, after head of football Raul Sanllehi and managing director Vinai Venkatesham had travelled to the United States to talk to Kroenke and his father, Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke. “Like all of our fans and supporters around the globe, we’ve been concerned about our recent string of...
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