Arsenal caretaker coach not happy

Freddie Ljungberg suggests Arsenal should make a decision on the managerial situation at the club, and says he will deal with Mesut Ozil’s reaction to being substituted.

Arsenal were beaten for the second straight Premier League home game, going down 3-0 against Manchester City, leaving them seven points off the top four.

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Mikel Arteta, Manchester City’s assistant manager, is the current favourite for the job, while Arsenal have also been linked with Carlo Ancelotti after he was sacked by Napoli in midweek.

Fans are none the wiser as to who will take over the club permanently, and interim manager Ljungberg inferred the club should make a decision to clear up the situation both for his staff and the players.

“I’ve said to the club, it’s a great, great honour to do this. But of course, Per [Mertesacker] is an academy manager, and is doing two jobs at once. I think it needs to be cleared up to make a decision, so everybody knows, but that’s up to the club.

“I’m very honoured, and try to do things as good as I can, but I think as well it would be good to make a decision, regardless of what it is.”

He also told Sky Sports: “I’ve said to them I think they need to make a decision. We all want to help, but Per is doing another job at the same time and doing a great run to help, all the other staff are trying to chip in and help but a decision needs to be made so we have the same resources as other clubs. It’s not easy for Per, we have to fix that.” – Sky Sports