Football Update: Arsenal Officially Announced Unai Emery Sacked and Appoint Freddie Ljungberg as Interim Manager

It’s all being expected that the end is imminent for Unai Emery as Arsenal manager long before now.

According to the recent report on Arsenal football club performance across all competition in Europe, Arsenal football board are expected to discharge the Spaniard of his duties shortly after Emery's 18-month reign of poor performance hit a bass on Thursday night with a 2-1 home defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt witness by the lowest number spectators fans in the history of the Emirates Stadium.

Based on news released, Freddie Ljungberg has been appointed as caretaker, starting with Sunday's match against Norwich.

Arsenal fans popularly known as Gunners are currently enduring their worst performance since 1992 and never won a match in seven games. Meanwhile, presently as it may be, Arsenal hierarchy has run out of patience. Fans are more united in their demand for the head coach to be sacked and at same time most of the players are bewildered by his style of coaching.

At yesterday night after the match that ended in 1-2 defeat, announcement from the Emirates Stadium have been in speculation to come today

Below is the full statement from Arsenal football club board announcing the departure of Emery as Arsenal manager;

We announce today that the decision has been taken to part company with our head coach Unai Emery and his coaching team.

Speaking on behalf of the Arsenal board and our owners Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, Josh Kroenke said: “Our most sincere thanks go to Unai and his colleagues who were unrelenting in their efforts to get the club back to competing at the level we all expect and demand. We wish Unai and his team nothing but future success.”

The decision has been taken due to results and performances not being at the level required.

We have asked Freddie Ljungberg to take responsibility for the first team as interim head coach. We have full confidence in Freddie to take us forward.

The search for a new head coach is underway and we will make a further announcement when that process is complete.

Below are some of football fans reactions and comment on social media;

“Get out... Go on.... If you don’t wana make it, go now, yeah? Save us all a bit of time, yeah? If you don’t think you can cut it.” #Emirates pic.twitter.com/9oQ1YXBkls

— David Brent (@DavidBrentMovie) November 28, 2019

 

UNAI EMERY IS GONE! PRAISE THE ALMIGHTY 🔴⚪️🙏🏿 #AFC pic.twitter.com/ZbciL5C44Y

— Frimpon (@FrimponOnline) November 29, 2019

That feeling when you get off the phone to your boss to tell them you can't get in to work... #StormEmma #Snow pic.twitter.com/fOigsGMn82

— David Brent (@DavidBrentMovie) March 1, 2018