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Arsenal have been told by Jamie Carragher that the appointment of a new manager has been poorly handled. The pundit has been left baffled that the Gunners hierarchy did not have a new
manager lined up before sacking Unai Emery. Freddie Ljungberg has been in charge of five matches now since taking over the reins from the Spaniard, winning just once. Yet the board do not
seem to be operating with any urgency when it comes to appointing Emery’s successor. The Gunners found themselves 3-0 down in the first half against Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium
this afternoon and a top four finish now looks extremely unlikely. After the game Carragher was asked by David Jones whether Arsenal have made a mistake in their handling of the situation.
JUST IN: OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER EXPLAINS MARCUS RASHFORD STANCE ON ERLING HAALAND TO MAN UTD TRANSFER “What are we now, two or three weeks? They’re talking about interviewing 10 to 12 people,
how long does that take to get them round a table and speaking to them? “Then narrowing it down to two or three people and speaking to them again. Maybe that’s something you’d do in the
summer, it’s not something you do in the middle of a season. “This season almost has to be written off in some ways for Arsenal.” North London rivals Tottenham have reaped the rewards for
replacing Mauricio Pochettino so quickly. Jose Mourinho was appointed less than 24 hours after the Argentine was sacked and has since closed the gap on the top four from 12 points to three.
Tottenham can move into the Champions League places if they beat Mourinho’s old side Chelsea next weekend. Former Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna was also in the Sky Sports studio for the
match between his old clubs and he was asked whether it was a mistake to sack Emery. “Yes, it was. I believe it was,” Sagna said. “Unless you have something in mind, I don’t think you should
be firing your manager without having a replacement. “As a club, how long has it been now? Two weeks, exactly. “Over two weeks they’ve had to play a lot of games, that’s twelve points they
could have had and they didn’t.”
