Arsenal: Ljungberg will not be full time manager says Barnes
Arsenal under Freddie Ljungberg simply doesn't seem to be working. With just one win from five matches so far, the Gunners remain a team in crisis with the defeat to Manchester City on Sunday the latest chapter.
Arsenal, so far, have insisted they're standing by Ljungberg.
But with the Swede winning just one of their first five matches under the Swede, that has to change. Manchester City ruthlessly swept them aside on Sunday on another problematic afternoon at the Emirates with Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling on target.
The Gunners need a proven manager to turn things around now. This is a side struggling to the extent that only an experienced head can arrest the slump and steer them up the table.
So Express Sport will now take a look at three managers who have the nous to be an Emirates hit. Forget a rookie like Mikel Arteta - only the best can save their season now.
Arsenal next manager: Freddie Ljungberg saw his side lose to Man City at the Emirates (Image: GETTY)
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Arsenal next manager: Former Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri is available (Image: GETTY)
Rafa Benitez had no choice but to deny any interest in taking over at Arsenal when asked about the possibility on Sky Sports recently.
“Obviously in the future I would like to come back to the Premier League because I like the league but I must be clear, no chance I come back now," he said.
But, despite that, Benitez is someone else who has the tools for the job.
Barring Real Madrid, he's been a huge hit everywhere he's been. He won the Champions League at Liverpool, the FA Cup at Chelsea and managed to keep Newcastle in the top flight on a very low budget.
He would be a controversial appointment - but the right one.
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Carlo Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti's stock has fallen in recent years, with the Italian sacked by Bayern Munich and Napoli in recent times.
But he's another manager who simply has to be under consideration.
Ancelotti has won trophies everywhere he's gone and, unlike Emery, they haven't come on a Thursday night.
The Italian won silverware at Chelsea when he was last in England and has won the Champions League with Real Madrid and AC Milan.