Arsenal made the decision to sack Unai Emery over the past "several weeks" because they felt it was necessary if they wanted to salvage their season, according to director Josh Kroenke. Following weeks of speculation, Arsenal finally relieved Emery of his duties on Friday in the wake of a 2-1 home defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League. That was a seventh successive match across all competitions that the Gunners failed to win, a run that has seen them slip to ninth in the Premier League following Saturday's matches. Freddie Ljungberg was installed as interim head coach until Arsenal make a full-time appointment. Whoever takes up the vacancy should not expect the...
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