4 HRS AGO - • Interim Arsenal manager says he is operating with few staff• Ljungberg looking forward to game against with Pep GuardiolaFreddie Ljungberg has given his clearest hint that he would favour a swift resolution to Arsenal’s search for a manager, with the club unwilling to sanction the creation of a new backroom team until they have decided whether he will continue in the role on anything more than a game-by-game basis.Ljungberg has overseen four matches, with Arsenal keen to take their time over replacing Unai Emery, and there is little sign his services will be dispensed with in the near future. But he has not been offered any indication of the timescale over which he will occupy the position and, with the club’s coaching resources severely stretched, pointed out that long-term uncertainty would not make for ideal working conditions. Related: Arsenal flirt with disaster against Standard Liège but hit back to top group Related: Ljungberg diplomatic over Arsenal future despite talk of Collapse

18 HRS AGO - Freddie Ljungberg pulled off the ultimate power move last night, hiding a poor performance behind an election. Can’t knock that. … and oh my, what an election. It was like watching Arsenal take a 7-2 spanking against United back in the day. Hide behind the couch type stuff. Aaron Ramsey crying into Alex Song’s nook... Read more » Collapse

1 DAY AGO - If Arsenal could translate their spells of distilled attacking brilliance into anything approaching a full performance, this could yet be some team.They swamped West Ham with three goals in nine minutes on Monday and here they were lucky to escape with a draw against Standard Liège, eventually thanking Bukayo Saka, the 18-year-old wide player, for superbly assisting Alexandre Lacazette and then scoring a fine equaliser. The goals came within 180 seconds of each other late in the second half, cancelling out deflected strikes from Samuel Bastien and Selim Amallah. With a considerable slice of help from Guimarães, who won dramatically against Eintracht Frankfurt, they ensured Arsenal finish top of Group F and it means they will avoid potentially awkward encounters with Internazionale or Ajax, among others, in the last 32. Continue reading... Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - • ‘My job is to go from day to day, game to game’• Tierney, Xhaka, Pépé and Bellerin out against Standard LiègeFreddie Ljungberg claims his future prospects as the Arsenal head coach have not come up in conversation with the club’s hierarchy, even though there is little sign of a quick appointment to replace Unai Emery.Arsenal remain unflustered about the idea of Ljungberg continuing in his interim role indefinitely, a state of affairs that was helped by their 3-1 win at West Ham in his third game in charge on Monday night. Related: Napoli appoint Gennaro Gattuso as head coach after sacking Carlo Ancelotti Continue reading... Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - I book hotels based on the what the lobby looks like, if it looks fancy, I’m in. I found a lobby I liked in Atlanta, the furnishing looked cool, the art looked interesting, pretty pictures of fine-looking southern cocktails… found out as I approached that I was booked above a famous strip club. I made... Read more » Collapse

4 DAYS AGO - Forward scored vital goal in a game when Arsenal’s explosive frontline offered a glimpse of the stand-in manager’s visionOne flourish of the left foot and, for a few days at least, everything else could be forgotten. Nicolas Pépé’s adaptation to the Premier League has been uncertain and, in truth, nobody could really have envied him the introductory few months he has endured at a troubled Arsenal. It must have felt like being asked to parachute safely onto the north face of Everest; in which case the telling slalom through West Ham’s ever-obliging defence, and the rich oxygen its denouement breathed into both his campaign and that of his team, could hardly have seemed a more blessed relief.Pépé had not scored for Arsenal in open play before flashing a 66th-minute finish beyond David Martin to give them a comeback lead and, from a state of dejection and disarray, put a flame under Freddie Ljungberg’s tenure. It has been easy to question the wisdom of the £72m fee paid to Lille for the Collapse

4 DAYS AGO - Rarely can one small step in the right direction have felt so satisfying. At half-time the grim post-mortems were being prepared. Arsenal had been booed off by supporters who were starting to wonder if their team were sliding into a relegation battle and at that stage, with West Ham dominant, it was hard to see a way back.Not so fast, though. Everything changed in the space of nine sensational second-half minutes. Arsenal took their inspiration from an 18-year-old rookie, levelling through Gabriel Martinelli, and that was the cue for Nicolas Pépé to demonstrate why he is worth £72m, conjuring a goal of the highest quality. Freddie Ljungberg’s players had shown their mettle and the interim coach had his first victory since stepping in for Unai Emery. Related: West Ham United v Arsenal: Premier League – live! Continue reading... Collapse

5 DAYS AGO - As an Arsenal supporter from the land down under, I thought I would consider an Australian coach to fix the Arsenal malaise and return us to title glory. So I have 2 applicants for you all to consider. One is already at Arsenal and the other is in Japan (remember that place where Arsene was […] Collapse

6 DAYS AGO - Arsenal are the only team in the league not to have won a match in their last six and are winless since 6 October. Put simply this is relegation form. The club must find a permanent replacement for Unai Emery – crucially not Freddie Ljungberg – quickly to turn things around. West Ham reverted to type after beating Chelsea but the spiralling atomic nightmare that is Arsenal should provide a chance for Manuel Pellegrini to rebound once again. Michail Antonio’s fitness, or lack thereof, could be crucial to their chances. Graham SearlesMonday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Continue reading... Collapse