Unai Emery breaks social media silence after Arsenal sacking

The former Gunners boss was dismissed from the club after the Europa League defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt, with Freddie Ljungberg taking over as interim manager.

Unai Emery has broken his social media silence by posting for the first time since leaving his role at the Emirates Stadium two weeks ago.

The Spaniard was shown the door after a poor start to the season, with a 2-1 Europa League defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt proving to be the last straw for Arsenal chiefs.

That defeat left the Gunners winless in seven games in all competitions, and with the possibility of Champions League football returning to the Emirates Stadium next season diminishing, Arsenal decided to take action.

Freddie Ljungberg has been in charge as caretaker manager since Emery's sacking. He has overseen one draw, one loss and one win in the Premier League. His team also came from two goals down to earn a draw in the Europa League against Standard Liege.

While the Ljungberg and the players have been continuing to work in order to try and turn their season around, Emery has given an insight into what he has been doing now he has more spare time on his hands.

"Always very grateful to this great staff. #keepworking," he posted on his Twitter account, alongside a picture of him with some of his staff at Arsenal.

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The Empty Emirates: Struggling Arsenal stars greeted by thousands of spare seats in Europa League clash against Eintracht Frankfurt

• The Emirates Stadium was barren for Arsenal's clash with Eintracht Frankfurt 
• Supporters have vented frustrations recently with the club's poor run of form
• The club had posted their lowest-ever attendance against BATE Borisov 
• Pressure is mounting on manager Unai Emery with fans demanding change 

Arsenal stars were faced with a barren Emirates Stadium for the strugglers' Europa League clash with Eintracht Frankfurt.

Supporters have recently vented their frustration with the club's poor run of form, and pressure continues to mount on maligned manager Unai Emery.

And for Thursday evening's group stage tie, thousands of empty seats could be seen at the 60,000 capacity ground. 

The fractured relationship between the fan base and the club became even more evident with droves of the Gunners' faithful opting to stay at home to watch their side.

The club claimed on Thursday evening that the official attendance was 49,419. 

Arsenal have failed to collect a single victory across all competitions for over a month, and the recent stalemate against Southampton in north London resulted in further question marks surrounding Emery's immediate future.

The attendance mirrored the lack of support visible at the stadium on several occasions across recent seasons, with the club posting its lowest ever attendance for a European tie against BATE Borisov in 2017.

Less than 30,000 spectators had been present for that game, despite Arsenal claiming it had in fact sold out, and the hierachy became increasingly concerned with no-shows in the final years of Arsene Wenger's tenure. 

Speculation around ten minutes before kick-off in the capital revealed that only an approximate 1,000-2,000 supporters had taken their seats. 

The attendance was diminished even further with Eintracht Frankfurt's away contingent banned from entering the ground.

The Bundesliga outfit had been punished by UEFA following disturbances in the crowd in a clash with Vitoria Guimaraes earlier this term. 

EPL : Leicester hukum kelemahan Arsenal

JAMIE VARDY and James Maddison have secured a commanding win for Leicester to pile further pressure on Arsenal boss Unai Emery.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had a goal disallowed, but it was the Foxes who gained three well deserved points.

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Unai said :

“We can be disappointed but the attitude of the players, they did the gameplan.

“In the second half we created some chances and when they scored we lost that opportunity.

“We are distant from them now but we will take time to prepare and improve and take the balance in the team.

“Manchester United and Spurs are also behind us so it is an equal competition but we have time to reduce the gap on Leicester.

“If we can play strong at home, I know we can play well when we play away.

“We didn’t lose at home but today lost here because Leicester are at home and feel strong here.

“I am speaking with the club to stay strong and recover. We also have young players who are growing up with us.

“I know we are receiving criticism but I have done before and I have recovered.

“I accept all the criticism. It is normal. Today we did one step ahead being better defensively.”

EPL : Another frustrating day for Spurs

Tottenham's winless run extended to five Premier League games as newly promoted Sheffield United earned a well-deserved point with a 1-1 draw.

EPL : Everton claim first away win of season

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Goals from Tom Davies and Richarlison gave Everton their first away win of the season and eased the pressure on under-fire manager Marco Silva.

Europa League : jimenez wira Wolves di Molineux

RAUL Jimenez membantu Wolves semakin hampir ke pusingan kalah mati Liga Europa apabila jaringannya pada masa kecederaan mengesahkan kemenangan 1-0 ke atas Slovan Bratislava di Molineux, England, awal pagi tadi.

Perlawanan itu kelihatan berakhir tanpa jaringan selepas penjaga gol Bratislava, Dominik Greif menyelamatkan sepakan penalti Ruben Neves pada awal separuh masa kedua.

Bagaimanapun, penyerang Mexico, Jimenez menanduk masuk hantaran silang Adama Traore untuk memastikan tiga mata.

Wolves menghuni tangga kedua Kumpulan K dengan sembilan mata, lima di depan pasukan tangga ketiga Bratislava dengan berbaki dua perlawanan.

Pasukan kendalian Nuno Espirito Santo itu hanya memerlukan satu mata untuk layak ke pusingan berikutnya.

Gol kemenangan hadir pada minit kedua daripada 12 minit masa kecederaan, susulan perlawanan tertangguh lama kerana rawatan terhadap pemain Bratislava, Kenan Bajric, yang cedera mukanya apabila terkena but Jimenez ketika dia cuba melakukan sepakan gunting.

Jimenez memberitahu BT Sport: “Ia sukar buat kami. Saya tak tahu apa nak kata. Saya harap dia pulih dengan segera.”