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Arsenal Backs Unai Emery, Says Spanish Manager is Right Man for the Job

LONDON (AP) High-ranking officials at Arsenal have told manager Unai Emery he is still ''the right man for the job'' but the team's results must improve.

Emery has come under pressure with Arsenal winning just two of its last 10 English Premier League games to fall eight points off the top four.

Arsenal's head of football, Raul Sanllehi, and its managing director, Vinai Venkatesham, told club staff at a pre-planned meeting they are ''as disappointed as everyone else with both our results and performances at this stage of the season.''

''We share the frustration with our fans, Unai, players and all our staff as they are not at the level we want or expect,'' they said in comments reported by Britain's Press Association.