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Unai Emery Fired by Arsenal After 18 Months, Freddie Ljungberg in Charge

Unai Emery's tenure as Arsenal has come to an end just 18 months on from his appointment at the Emirates Stadium as Arsene Wenger's successor.

The Spaniard's departure was confirmed on Friday:

He leaves the club with Arsenal sitting eighth in the Premier League table, eight points behind the top four and 19 off leaders Liverpool.

Freddie Ljungberg has been installed as interim manager.

Emery's exit has seemed inevitable for some time.

Thursday's 2-1 home defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Europa League extended Arsenal's winless run to seven matches in all competitions, and the Gunners have won just two of their last 11 in the Premier League:

There have also been off-field issues this term, with Emery forced to strip Granit Xhaka of the captaincy earlier this month after he was involved in an angry confrontation with fans during a 2-2 home draw with Crystal Palace:

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