Back in 2019, Arsenal took one of the bravest decisions one will ever see a top club take by appointing a manager with no prior managerial experience in Mikel Arteta.
The Gunners took the decision of sacking a proven winner such as Unai Emery to give Freddie Ljungberg the job on an interim basis before hiring Arteta in December six years ago.
Back in 2019, Arsenal took one of the bravest decisions one will ever see a top club take by appointing a manager with no prior managerial experience in Mikel Arteta.
The Gunners took the decision of sacking a proven winner such as Unai Emery to give Freddie Ljungberg the job on an interim basis before hiring Arteta in December six years ago.
As a result, the Gunners’ hand was forced.
But considering Mikel Arteta was merely Pep Guardiola’s assistant at the time, it seemed a surprise why they went out of their way to appoint him.
After all, Unai Emery was unsuccessful as Arsene Wenger’s heir and the North Londoners were in need of a manager who was fit to succeed the Frenchman for years to come.